Preddy (left) reunites with is wingman, 1st Lt. William Whisner, shortly after having to bail out of his flak-stricken Republic P-47D Thunderbolt over the English Channel on January 29, 1944. (National Archives)
Preddy (left) reunites with is wingman, 1st Lt. William Whisner, shortly after having to bail out of his flak-stricken Republic P-47D Thunderbolt over the English Channel on January 29, 1944. (National Archives)