Award-winning author and journalist Karen Patterson brings to life
her most personal account to date: the true story of her family,
whose lives were forever altered by Hitler's war.
Abandoned to foster homes during the Great Depression, Gladys grew
to be a strong woman with an independent spirit. Then she met Red,
a gentle man of great humor. Red was seventeen when America entered
WWII. Eager to do his part, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, but
not wanting to lose Gladys, the two married as soon as he completed
his training. Red was shipped overseas to Great Britain, and Gladys
began married life alone and pregnant.
On Christmas Day in 1944, Red and the rest of the flight crew were
ordered on a bombing mission. Caught in a battle with the
Luftwaffe, his plane was severely damaged, and Red was forced to
bail out over German territory. Captured and wounded, he endured a
ninety-mile march before reaching the prisoner-of-war camp. Daily
life became a miserable combination of intense cold and
starvation.
Stateside, Gladys gave birth to a healthy baby boy. For two years
she was self-sufficient- taking care of her child, working, and
saving money for the future. But when Red returned, he was
resentful, angry, restless, and showed little interest in his son.
The war may have been over, but for Gladys and Red, their greatest
challenges lay before them.
Allies Forever is an awe-inspiring testimony to the resilience of
the human spirit during war times and a heartwarming story of what
it means to be a family...even in difficult times. You won't forget
this story anytime soon
-Mike McCarthy, Phantom Reflections
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