The fight for air superiority prior to the June 6, 1944 D-Day landings are on full display in this third installment of the Obie O'Brien Series! Please join us as we hear first hand accounts from Obie about specific missions that involved legends of WWII aviation that include Chuck Yeager, Bud Anderson and Michal Gladych!

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In Episode 2 you'll hear Obie talk about being assigned to the 357th Fighter group as part of the Eight Air Force during the air war over Europe in WW2. He'll describe his introduction to the P-51 Mustang, the missions he flew and the tactics a fighter pilot needed to learn if he wanted to survive a dogfight with a skilled and determined enemy, the German Luftwaffe. 

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You're going to enjoy this first of a four part series featuring the fighter ace William R. "Obie" O'Brien! Listen in as he describes his journey to become a fighter pilot flying the legendary P-51 Mustang with the storied 357th Fighter Group! 

You'll also hear commentary from our guest host John "OSCER" Nowakowski, an active duty F-16 Viper fighter pilot who masterfully connects the experiences of warfighters from the past with those from the present day. 

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Hello Warrior Next Door listeners! Please join us for our next series featuring a P-51 ace from the European Theater of Operations. We will feature none another than William “Obie” OBrien who flew with the Yoxford Boys: the famed 357th Fighter Group of the Mighty 8th air force. This squadron would generate 42 aces including Bud Anderson and Chuck Yeager. Tighten your oxygen mask and strengthen your grip flyer. “Some boys are just born with the sky in their soul” and your soul is taking on the mighty Luftwaffe over Europe in the spring of 1944. 

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Welcome to the final episode of the Wish Lemons series. In this episode we hear about Wish's experience after transitioning off of the USS San Francisco as well as his unique skills he put to use after the war as a counselor to oilfield workers.

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Welcome to Episode 2 of the 3 part Wish Lemons series. In this episode, you hear about Wish's experience at sea as the Captain's Talker aboard the USS San Francisco during the early days of WWII just after Pear Harbor.

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Welcome to Episode 1 of the 3 part Wish Lemons series. This is a remarkable story of a young man who joins the Navy and thru a SNAFU, gets transferred to the heavy cruiser USS San Francisco just a few days after the Pearl Harbor attack with NO BOOT CAMP OR TRAINING. His experience is as amazing as it is terrifying.  In this episode we meet Wish Lemons and hear how he got into the Navy.

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What would you do if you joined the Navy during WWII, were told to report to your ship, and went aboard all before you have had any basic training? In fact, you go aboard still in your civilian clothes and suitcase! That is precisely what happened to Wish Lemons. Thru a SNAFU he was sent from the west coast directly to Pearl Harbor which was attacked while he was on route. Arriving on Dec 10, 1941, the still smoldering Pearl Harbor would be where he would transfer to the heavy cruiser USS San Francisco. 

But what do you do with a guy aboard ship in wartime with NO TRAINING? Well you will find out. 

MAN THE GUNS Sailor. You are heading to sea, with no training aboard a ship known for heavy fighting in the dark days after Pearl Harbor in 1942.

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Welcome to the final episode of the 4 part “The American St Nick” series: a reading of the true WWII story brought to us by Emmy award winning producer and writer Peter Lion.

In this episode Chapters 13 and 14 will be read by Marie Anne Schweig, the daughter of the man who initiated the search for Richard Brookins: Jeanly Schweig;  Chapter 15 and "Of Note" will be read by author Peter Lion and the addendum “The Colmar Incident” will be read by Ryan Fairfield.

Welcome to Episode 3 of the 4 part “The American St Nick” series: a reading of the true WWII story brought to us by Emmy award winning producer and writer Peter Lion.

In this episode Chapters 9 and 10 will be read by Don Brookins (son of Richard Brookins) and Chapters 11 and 12 will be read by your co-host Ryan Fairfield.