Leo Thorsness
Vietnam: Valor in the Sky
by Michael P. Spradlin
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Pub Date Jul 09 2019 | Archive Date Jul 08 2019
Macmillan Children's Publishing Group | Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Description
For middle-grade readers, the true story of a pilot in the U.S. Air Force who received the Medal of Honor for his great acts of aerial valor.
Lieutenant Colonel Leo K. Thorsness was a Wild Weasel pilot in the Vietnam War, targeting enemy missile sites. On a 1967 mission, when his wingmen ejected from their burning aircraft, Thorsness initiated attacks on enemy planes and other daring maneuvers in order to protect them. Two weeks later, he was shot down and would become a P. O. W. for the next six years.
This is the third nonfiction middle-grade book in the Medal of Honor series, which profiles the courage and accomplishments of recipients of the Medal of Honor, the highest and most prestigious personal military decoration, awarded to recognize U.S. military service members who have distinguished themselves through extraordinary acts of valor.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781250157157 |
| PRICE | $15.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 112 |
