John Ross of North Port, Fla. is pictured in his flying jacket when he graduated from Primary Flight School at Hemet, Calif. in 1943. Photo provided.

John Ross, who until relatively recently lived in North Port, Fla. for 33 years, was the pilot of a B-17 Bomber during World War II. He and his bomber crew were members of the 388th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force flying out of a field near Cambridge, England. Read the rest of this entry »