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First to Bomb - The World War I Diary of Lt. Howard G. Rath, Bombardier, 96th Aero Squadron

First to Bomb - The World War I Diary of Lt. Howard G. Rath, Bombardier, 96th Aero Squadron

Harrington, Hugh T.
Rath, Howard G.

Paperback

Armed ForcesWorld War I

Publisher Price: $19.95

ISBN10: 0578325187
ISBN13: 9780578325187
Publisher: Hugh T. Harrington
Published: Nov 15 2021
Pages: 158
Weight: 0.53
Height: 0.37 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

This never-before published diary of Lt. Howard G. Rath shows the War through his eyes. Rath was the lead bombardier of the 96th Aero Squadron, which was the first American bomb squadron in World War I. He was the first American to drop bombs in combat. Later, he became the squadron Operations Officer but still flew missions as bombardier. The last two months of the war he was also the Operations Officer of the 1st Day Bombardment Group and flew bombing missions in the St. Mihiel and Meuse Argonne offensives. His day-to-day accounts describe the ups and downs of the squadron and the human costs involved during times when the U.S. was learning how to bomb under war time conditions. Rath received the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism in combat.

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