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Rarely is one allowed such an intimate glimpse into the ""high peaks"" of a life so extraordinary and exciting as that of C. V. Whitney.Scion of a distinguished family of great wealth, ""Sonny"" Whitney early displayed the zest for life and the adventurous spirit which have led him into a varied array of achievements remarkable even for the Whitney clan. A pilot in World War I and an AAF officer in World War II who was involved in such events as Iwo Jima and El Alamein, Whitney later, as assistant secretary of the air force, played a crucial role in ending the Berlin blockade. A sportsman with No library descriptions found. |
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