8 Bells Lecture | Ken Dooley: The Untold Story of the U.S. 5th Air Force’s 39th Fighter Squadron
Channel: U.S. Naval War College
Date: 04/01/2016

Ken Dooley, "Relentless Pursuit: The Untold Story of the U.S. 5th Air Force’s 39th Fighter Squadron," Eight Bells Book Lecture, Naval War College Museum, Dec. 10, 2015.

Fighting against an enemy with faster, more maneuverable airplanes, the 39th Fighter Squadron was made up of young men who had been rushed through training to stem the Japanese onslaught in the Pacific.  They succeeded but at terrible costs in men and materiel.  The story has a strong Rhode Island connection with the life and death of Cranston native, 2nd Lt. Robert E. Thorpe.

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