From The Farm Field To The Battlefield

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Heard On The Larry Meiller Show
Eugene Moran and the crew of the Rikki Tikki Tavi.
Eugene Moran and the crew of the Rikki Tikki Tavi. Image courtesy John Armbruster.

Imagine traveling thousands of miles from home, getting shot down in a plane and surviving a four-mile fall without a parachute… only to be captured by Nazis.

That’s Gene Moran’s story, a farm kid from Soldiers Grove who served as a tail gunner in World War II. Author John Armbruster captured this remarkable story in his new book, “Tailspin.”

Episode Credits

  • Larry Meiller Host
  • Molly Stentz Producer
  • Tyler Ditter Technical Director
  • John Armbruster Guest