List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I. The Early Years; 1. My Family and Ancestry; 2. My Early Life in Minnesota; 3. My Love Affair with a Plane; 4. Bubba's Experience in the Military; Part II. The War Years; 5. I Just Wanted to Fly; 6. Flight Training: In the Air at Last; 7. The Transition to War; 8. The Trip Overseas and Commander B. O. Davis; 9. The Air Forces, the P-51, and Ramitelli Air Field; 10. Combat; 11. December 1944; 12. January to February 1945; 13. March 1945; 14. Nuremberg; 15. The March to Moosburg; 16. Liberation; 17. Going Home

Part III. The Postwar Years18. To Stay or Not to Stay; 19. The Future Unfolds; 20. The Korean War; 21. Strategic Air Command; 22. Crises in America and My Decision to Leave the Military; 23. A New Career in Higher Education; 24. Fame; 25. Giving Back; 26. Breaking Par; 27. The Fourth Quarter; Notes; Index