story are entirely fictitious.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I[Randolph Field]9
II[Two Kinds of Rats]17
III[Jeep Jitters]26
IV[Lieutenant Rip Van Winkle]33
V[Sweet Rosy O’Grady]41
VI[Submarines to the Right]51
VII[Raid on Rabaul]60
VIII[Flying Wreckage]71
IX[Night Attack]82
X[Hand to Hand]93
XI[Lieutenant in White]110
XII[New Guinea Gardens]118
XIII[Mysterious Island]129
XIV[Dogfighting Fortress]137
XV[Slaughter From the Air]149
XVI[Secret Mission]170
XVII[Out of the Fog]184
XVIII[Adrift]198
XIX[The Catamaran]212
XX[Floating Wreckage]225
XXI[Patched Wings in the Dawn]238

ILLUSTRATIONS

[Smoke Drifted Through a Crack in the Drawer]22
[Barry Learned the Correct Touch on Each Control]37
[“Radio’s Okay, Sir!” Came Soapy Babbitt’s Voice]53
[Sergeant Hale Counted Aloud Through the Interphone]69
[Barry’s Enemy Gasped and Dropped His Knife]85
[“Here’s a Trench!” He Whispered Over His Shoulder]101
[“I’ll Be Back as Soon as the Nurse Will Let Me.”]115
[Shell Fragments Whizzed About the Plane’s Interior]143
[Ravenous Appetites Made the Dinner a Success]167
[The Fliers Piled into the Army Trucks]181
[“Crayle Lied When He Said Our Tanks Were Dry!”]201
[“Now We’ll Wring out a Fresh Fish Cocktail.”]217
[Peering Through the Camouflage They All Cheered]233

Barry and Chick Were Among the First to Leave