Tex Hill

Jay Honeck wrote:
Bob Scott told me that the way Tex flew against the Japanese, he was so
aggressive Scotty thought it was a miracle Tex survived the Tigers.
Tex hated the Japanese pilots. After shooting one down that had crashed
on the field at Kunming, Tex landed, got out of the P40 and walked
slowly over to what remained of the body of the Japanese pilot.
He kicked what was left of the body back into the fire and walked away.

I've read that this was not an uncommon feeling amongst our troops.

I suppose it's understandable, after the Japanese pilots strafed our
guys hanging in their 'chutes, and executed our guys if they made it
to the ground.

In "The War" (on PBS last month) one of our guys who fought on
Guadalcanal admitted that they never took another prisoner after the
Japs executed a bunch of our guys they had taken prisoner.

"Brutal" is the only word that comes to mind... War ain't pretty.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

With Hill it was the suffering of the Chinese in the bombings more than
anything else according to Scott. Tex considered war as exactly what it
was; a job to be done. It became personal for him when he saw children
blown to bits.
DH

--
Dudley Henriques