WWII

I was fortunate to get permission from John Snyder, son of Marine Pilot MSGT Grover Snyder to include his dad’s unbelievable story.

December 7, 1941, at 0815 hours Grover and several others were in an area in back of the mess hall when a Japanese fighter pilot opened up with his machine guns. Clyde escaped the fate of many of his fellow soldiers.

Battle of Midway June 3-6, 1942: Grover flew his dive bomber in the battle that began to turn the tide of war for the allies.

Survival::On a later mission a Japanese Zero took him and his plane out of the air battle. Grover was wounded, had a dead engine, and was miles out over the Pacific. Grover lived. In the book Grover tells his unbelievable story of survival. I am honored to have his story in my book.

USS Pueblo

On January 23, 1968, the Pueblo with a crew of 83 sailors was captured by North Korea. The crew was held in a POW prison for eleven months. Steve Woelk was a sailor on the Pueblo. He was wounded in the attack at sea.

He was separated from his crew for over a month while recuperating from surgery. His only contacts were his N Korean doctor and nurses and they did not speak English.

After the hospital he was returned to the prison. His story of the capture, agonizing medical procedures, confinement, and release will give the reader a heightened appreciation for this historical event.