01240cam a2200241 i 4500 1171510838 TxAuBib 20240318120000.0 240318s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9798862090727 $17.95 TxAuBib rda Peace, John W. a boy from Crackers Neck [(PB)] / by John W. Peace II. n.p. : Triumph Press, 2023. 281 p. : photos ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Growing up on a dairy farm, John W. Peace II spent nearly all his time right beside his Papaw, Jimmie Galloway, the Captain of a B-17 bomber crew that flew enough missions to obtain membership in the Lucky Bastard Club (completing no fewer than 30 missions). As they milked the Holsteins, John heard the stories of life in their small coal mining town before, during, and after World War II. Blessed with the same storytelling talent as his Papaw, John Peace has masterfully compiled the entertaining and important stories he was told. 20240318. Biography. World War II United States.