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Before he was a celebrated politician, or even a college graduate, Senator George McGovern served as a B-52 bomber pilot in World War II. Based out of Italy, McGovern flew thirty-five combat...
- George McGovern
- Franklin Square Press, 2016
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Oct 22, 2012 · What McGovern Won. By Hendrik Hertzberg. October 22, 2012. George McGovern, who died Saturday at the age of ninety, was a combat hero of the Second World War. As the twenty-two-year-old...
- Hendrik Hertzberg
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Nov 20, 2014 · Read McGovern's Biography: Lieutenant George McGovern 455th Bomb Group 15th Army Air Force Flew 35 missions in B-24 Dakota Queen based at Cherignola, Italy. Senator from S. Dakota and Dem. Presidential candidate in 1972. 15th AF flew strategic bombing missions into Italy, Germany, Rumania, etc.
Lieutenant George McGovern 455 th Bomber Group, 15 th Army Air Force George McGovern's biography was one of the most surprising to me. George McGovern ran for President in the 1972 Presidential race and against the Viet Nam War and very liberal. So, I was surprised to read about his conduct in WW2.
George McGovern flew 35 combat missions piloting a B-24 Liberator in World War II, but the greatest flak he endured came decades later as a senator opposing the Vietnam War and 1972...
Oct 21, 2012 · In World War II, the 22-year-old son of a South Dakota pastor piloted a B-24 “Liberator” bomber. Among his targets: German synthetic oil factories in occupied Poland — some of them less than...
Nov 11, 2016 · 4.25. 4 ratings0 reviews. Before he was a celebrated politician, Senator George McGovern served as a B-24 bomber pilot in World War II. Based in Italy, he flew thirty-five combat missions over Europe between 1944 and 1945.
