That in turn led him and several classmates to sign up for the Army Air Corps and begin advanced training in Texas. He and his fellow pilots boarded the bus that afternoon with heavy thoughts. The German pilots had as much as 400 hours of combat experience and Greg and Bill and the others had zero hours! Unfortunately many other fellow pilots were not so lucky. Greg saw many good friends and fellow pilots pay the ultimate price for their service to our nation.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 23, 2020 15:22 UTC