Texas Tech University

Days of Battle

Electronic Media Item Number: 1974EM1557
Media Type
Electronic Media
Physical Location
Cold Vault CS66.10N
Number of Media
1
Language(s)
English
Format
3.5" Floppy Disk
Digitized in HD?
No
Dates
Creation: 2001 - 2002
Existence: 1942-1951 and 1966-1968
General Note
DAYS OF BATTLE
CONTENTS

Title Page
Preface/For Those Who Dared
Freedom Is Not Free
Military Beginnings
The Road To Silver Wings
The Road Ends - And War Begins
Combat Missions, Europe, 8th Air Force
European Air Tour
Visiting Britain

Years of Peace - If Not Plenty
Korean War Preface
Korean Combat Reminiscences

Introduction To My Third War
THUD RIDGE: The Book: an introduction
ROUTE PACK SIX: an article
DAY OF THE SAM: an article

A Warrior’s Prayer/ my prayer
My Third War / War Is An Ugly Thing
Thailand Postscript

Other Features of My Life
A Postscript To It All
Glossary

Prayer and Preservation
Other Recognition

Distinguished Flying Cross #1
Distinguished Flying Cross #2
Distinguished Flying Cross #3
Silver Star

Charge of the Flight Brigade
The Military Wife
High Flight / Flying
A Soldier Died Today
The Reunion
World War II Teamwork
Thanksgiving Day, 1950
A Decade of the Wall / my friends on The Wall
Voices In The Wind
Still The Noblest Calling
The Old Pilot’s Death
To My Brother, The Warrior
Air Force Hymn

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1974EM1557

Citation
Days of Battle, 1974EM1557. 1942-1951 and 1966-1968, W. Howard Plunkett Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1974EM1557, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
1974EM1557, W. Howard Plunkett Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 14 Aug 2024 [Updated: 19 Aug 2024]