John Shiver, Jr. served as a flight engineer and gunner in the following Army Air Corp groups during World War II: 8th Air Force. 389th Bomb Group. England 9th Air Force. 98th Bomb Group. 344th Sqd. Libya 12th Air Force. 98th Bomb Group. 344th Sqd. North Africa 15th Air Force. 98th Bomb Group. 344th Sqd. Italy This book is a memoir of his service time.About the Author: John Shiver, Jr. is 92 years old and still lives in Atmore, Alabama, his hometown. He completed over 75 European combat missions as a Flight Engineer or Gunner in World War II. He grew up yearning to fly, and realized that ambition in a way he never could have imagined. At age 90 he began to write about his time at war to share with others his extraordinary experience in that conflict.