A review by komet2020
Lost Black Sheep: The Search for WWII Ace Chris Magee by Robert T. Reed

emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

This book sheds light on the enigmatic life of Chris Magee (1917-1995), who besides being a Marine Corps fighter ace in Gregory 'Pappy' Boyington's Black Sheep Squadron in the South Pacific during World War II, lived a life that was at times, off the track, veiled in mystery. For instance, in addition to his wartime service, during which he was awarded the Navy Cross for bravery against superior Japanese forces in aerial combat, Magee later volunteered to serve in the nascent Israeli Air Force as a fighter pilot during the Israeli War of Independence in 1948. He was truly a man who danced to the beat of a different drummer, embodying Thoreau's saying "Let him step to the music that he hears, however measured or far away."