Contents -- randolph and march fields, 1936-39 -- how to win while losing, I -- territory of hawaii, 1940-42 -- i meet my queen -- how about a martini? -- kiss an angel in the moonlight -- are airplanes here to stay? -- down with uniforms -- papaya trees for sale -- b-18 in a sugar cane field -- gunnery camp -- wedding bells and tin cans -- unexpected guests -- lumpy gravy -- lovely hula hands -- how to road-test a tank -- gathering war clouds -- speculation among lieutenants -- december 7, 1941 -- the flight line on december 7, 1941 -- first class passage -- the sunset message -- the south pacific, 1942-43 -- from long beach to guadalcanal -- how to win while losing, II -- mission of 19 august 1942 -- mission of 25 october 1942 -- how to win while losing, III -- washington, d.c. -- marietta, georgia -- salina, kansas, 1943 -- together again -- where's the pentagon? -- washington duty -- marietta, georgia -- salina, kansas -- china-burma-india, 1944-45 -- cigars and mustache wax -- how to win while losing, IV -- tokyo rose -- tinian, 1945 -- winding down the war -- a whisper away -- Epilogue, 2001 -- From the Author -- About the Author.