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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Book Spotlight - Before the Belle by Cassius Mullen and Betty Byron


On May 3, 1943, a lone American B-24 on a secret mission from Bovington airdrome in England neared the Icelandic coast bound for the United States. Captain Robert "Shine" Shannon was at the controls. He and his nine man crew of Hot Stuff had been honored two weeks earlier as being the first heavy bomber in the Eighth Air Force to complete 25 combat missions. That number was a benchmark established by the Army Air Force for bomber crews to be rotated back to the United States where the plane and its crew would tour the country to promote the war effort.

By the time Hot Stuff and its crew received word they were to rotate back to the States, they had endured not just 25 but 31 combat missions. A combat mission was defined as anytime an American aircraft came under hostile fire over enemy territory.

Hot Stuff was honored to be chosen by Lt. General Frank Andrews, commander of all American Forces in the European Theater of Operations, to fly him and his staff to Washington, D.C. However, the accomplishments of Hot Stuff and its crew along with those of Andrews went unheralded in the annals of World War II.

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About the Author
Betty Byron was born in Louisville, Kentucky and is a graduate of Miami University of Ohio. Following graduation, she married a career military officer and spent the ensuing years traveling throughout the contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Australia, United Kingdom and Continental Europe. Her husband served in South Korea and Vietnam and visited Japan and Hong Kong. After her husband's retirement, Betty decided to write novels based on her impressions from years of travel and interacting with people from various countries. Her interests include reading, traveling, collecting teddy bears and interior decorating. She now resides with her husband in Texas.




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5 comments:

  1. Ashleigh - www.beingashleigh.comFebruary 2, 2016 at 11:56 AM

    Sounds like a great read! Going to check it out for my next book.

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  2. Mellissa WilliamsFebruary 2, 2016 at 1:03 PM

    I think my dad would love to read about this. Sounds like a great historical read, especially if you are into reading about WW2.

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  3. MikiHopeFebruary 2, 2016 at 1:07 PM

    This sounds like an interesting book to say the least. I do love reading about history and this certainly sounds like a new perspective on unsung heros.

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  4. JamieFebruary 2, 2016 at 11:35 PM

    That looks like a great book - I'll have to check this out! :)

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  5. Rebecca SwenorFebruary 4, 2016 at 8:10 AM

    This seems like an interesting read indeed and I think my brother along with myself would love to read it. Our grandfather was a World War ll vet and was wounded twice. I joined the U. S. Army because of him and our parent serving . Thanks for sharing this great read.

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