Bøger af Ralph McDougal

Mules to Missiles is a condensed version of A Cowboy Goes to War, eighty-nine-year-old Ralph McDougal's complete autobiography, also published by Patriot Media Incorporated. Major McDougal, USAF (Ret) describes his experiences during his military career years, entering military service at the height of World War II on June 21, 1943 at age 18. He first enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps after growing up on a cattle ranch in southwestern part of the United States. Trained as an bombardier/navigator for the B-26 bomber, he flew bombing missions over Germany. After the war, Ralph served in the United States Air Force as a senior ranking Non Commissioned Officer working in aerial photography. After his retirement at the rank of Major in the United States Air Force Reserve, he worked for a contractor at the White Sands Missile Range near Las Cruces, New Mexico.

A Cowboy Goes to War is a fascinating accounting of history spanning into three centuries as told from an often humorous perspective by 89-year-old Ralph McDougal. Raised on a rural ranch in Southwestern New Mexico during the 1930s, Ralph shares tales of family outlaws, Pancho Villa, growing up as a cowboy, riding trails and building dams as a teenager, and later of going off to war. Upon entering into World War II by enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Corps, McDougal was trained as a bombardier/navigator for the B-26 bomber, flying missions over Germany. Among the World War II planes Ralph flew are the B-26 Martin Marauder-the first B-26 Trainer which he flew in until they were removed from combat. After the war, Ralph served in the United States Air Force as a senior ranking Non Commissioned Officer working in aerial photography. Duties included mapping the entire Empire of Japan.