CHARLOTTE, N.C., January 23, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Just five years after the end of World War II, thousands of men were called again to serve in the Korean conflict. Ralph Livengood was one of these men, and in his new book, B29 Navigator Korean War 1951 (now available through 1stBooks), he gives readers an honest account of what this war was like through small cockpit windows.
Livengood, an Air Force Reserve officer, was called to active duty to fly bombing missions from Okinawa, Japan to North Korea in 1951. After a solemn second departure from his wife, Livengood was shipped to navigator refresher training at Ellington Air Force Base in Texas, later moving on to B29 crew training at Randolph Field near San Antonio. From there he was assigned to the 19th bomb group, for which he would fly 36 combat missions.
Livengood uses personal notes, official flight logs and other original documentation to give readers a realistic account of what happened in the Korean War. Written to provide a legacy to his children, Livengood's book is a superb addition to the collection of first-hand stories from the Korean conflict. With photos and unique stories, including an uplifting one of the long, celebratory flight back to the United States, B29 Navigator Korean War 1951 is an intriguing story of one man's experiences in the fight to keep South Korea free.
After service in World War II, Livengood earned navigation instructor status in 1945. In 1951 he was assigned to Kadena Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan. He was discharged from the military in 1952. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with seven oak leaf clusters.
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