Last of My Glider Pilot Group Cloth Wings Air Medal ETO Ribbons w/ Arrow etc (325542227634) fl (1646) - Feedback left by buyer fl (1646). The Last Fighter Pilot is a harrowing first-person account of war from one of America’s last living World War II veterans. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Gulf War Era USAF Fighter Pilot Flight Helmet MBU-12 Oxygen Mask, Size Regular at the best online prices at eBay. By the time Yellin returned to Iwo Jima, the war was officially over-but his young friend Schlamberg would never get to hear the news. Nine days after Hiroshima, on the morning of August 15, Yellin and his wingman First Lieutenant Philip Schlamberg took off from Iwo Jima to bomb Tokyo. Though Japan had suffered unimaginable devastation, the emperor still refused to surrender.īestselling author Don Brown sits down with Yellin to tell the incredible true story of the final combat mission of World War II. Even days after America dropped the atomic bombs-on Hiroshima on August 6 and Nagasaki on August 9-the pilots continued to fly. Capt Jerry Yellin, World War II fighter pilot, who flew the last combat mission in August 1945, was laid to rest with full military honors Jan. ![]() Today, Captain Yellin is a sharp, engaging, ninety-three-year-old veteran whose story is brought to life by bestselling author Don Brown (Treason).įrom April to August of 1945, Captain Jerry Yellin and a small group of fellow fighter pilots flew dangerous bombing and strafing missions out of Iwo Jima over Japan. On the morning of August 15, 1945, Captain Jerry Yellin flew the last combat mission of World War II out of Iwo Jima.
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