Live Bait: WWII Memoirs of an Undefeated Fighter Ace

Live Bait: WWII Memoirs of an Undefeated Fighter Ace

Told that not writing this book would “leave a gap in history,” by Brig. Gen. Robert L. Scott, Jr. (GOD IS MY CO-PILOT), Clayton Kelly Gross put pen to paper. LIVE BAIT is an engaging and exciting retelling of experiences as an ace fighter pilot in WWII, from crashes during training to shooting down one of the world’s first jets. A great read and 24+ pages of fascinating photos. This is a story of a young man, typical of youth in the 20 s and 30 s. He was talented in many ar¬eas sometimes over-confident.As a youth, he built model airplanes from balsa wood. He devoured every issue of G-8 and His Battle Aces. He dreamt of be¬ing a fighter pilot and it did come true.He flew fighters in WWII with a great group of men who formed the 354th Fighter Group. He be¬came an ACE undefeated in dozens of kill or be killed Dog-fights. It happened because of his Mother s prayers and a guard¬ian angel to cover the bad parts along with confidence in himself and his mas¬tery of fly¬ing LIVE BAIT. Born in Waila Walla, Washington, November 30, 1920 Raised in Spokane, Washington Graduated: Lewis & Clark High School 1938 Student at Gonzaga until 1941 Entered service as Aviation Cadet January 1942 Graduated Kelly Field - Class 42-H Flew fighter aircraft in ETO 1943-45 105 COMBAT MISSIONS 6 confirmed air victories ½ probably destroyed in air 8 damaged 2 confirmed destroyed on ground Numerous ground vehicles destroyed DECORATIONS Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster Air Medal with 15 Oak Leaf Clusters Distinguished Unit Citation with Oak Leaf Cluster Discharged as Captain September 1945 EDUCATION Gonzaga University University of Southern California Loyola University, B. S. 1954 University of Oregon, D.M.D. 1958 Portland State University ELECTED National Vice President, Air Force Associa¬tion 1978-1979 National President American Fighter Aces As¬sociation 1979-1980 RETIRED From 40 years of private Dental practice 1998 From 28 years in Travel Industry 2005 Used Book in Good Condition