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It Was Just Too Exciting
Manage episode 486802193 series 3017910
Edward Field grew up feeling out of place in Long Island, New York, a gay, Jewish “interloper.” When he joined the Army Air Corps in 1942, he felt he’d “escaped from a world I didn’t like to one I did.” Field became a navigator and flew twenty-seven missions over Germany. One mission ended in a crash landing in the North Sea and an astonishing act of altruism.
For more powerful memories from veterans, visit the PBS series, American Veteran, where you can also watch the television series and digital short films.
Learn more about American Experience
20 episodes
Manage episode 486802193 series 3017910
Edward Field grew up feeling out of place in Long Island, New York, a gay, Jewish “interloper.” When he joined the Army Air Corps in 1942, he felt he’d “escaped from a world I didn’t like to one I did.” Field became a navigator and flew twenty-seven missions over Germany. One mission ended in a crash landing in the North Sea and an astonishing act of altruism.
For more powerful memories from veterans, visit the PBS series, American Veteran, where you can also watch the television series and digital short films.
Learn more about American Experience
20 episodes
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