Events
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Start: 2:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
Memphis
attorney Gregory Fletcher’s debut novel is the thrilling true story of USS
Intrepid’s brave bomber pilots, their daring duel with the Japanese
super-battleship "Musashi," and Will Fletcher's struggle to survive
as a guerrilla soldier in the jungles of the Philippines after getting shot out
of the sky.. The sinking of "Musashi" inflicted a
crucial blow in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and would mark the first time in
history that aviators had sunk a Japanese battleship on the high seas. Gregory
L. Fletcher served as a naval aviator from 1969 to 1974, and is now a
practicing attorney. He is the son of USS "Intrepid" pilot Will
Fletcher, who was awarded a Navy Cross of heroism for his actions in World War
II.
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