World War II thrust many young American men into a world of experiences that they never envisioned; the rigors of training, shipping out of strange new countries, and the shock of battle and death. This time of war propelled them into adulthood and shaped the rest of their lives. Elson Spangler, only 18 at the time, was one of the young men who made this journey. This book is his own story of life, love and war as An American Flyer.