Fighter Pilot: The Life of Battle of Britain Ace Bob Doe

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Washington Post profile, Dole's Ex-Wife Still Puzzled by Divorce". The Washington Post. August 7, 1996. Dole wrote several books, including one on jokes told by the presidents of the United States, in which he ranks the presidents according to their level of humor. Dole released his autobiography, One Soldier's Story: A Memoir, on April 12, 2005. The book chronicles his World War II experiences and his battle to survive his war injuries. [88] Dole speaking at the 60th Anniversary of VE Day, 2005 Political activities The last claim in August against a 109 was on the 26th, 20 miles north of Cherbourg at 20,000 feet but this resulted in a clearly fatal crash for the 109... 'chased E/A from 10 miles south of Swanage. Dived from above and behind at an angle of 30 degrees. Pilot slumped over controls and A/C went straight down. Saw him hit water.' JG 53 lost 3 fighters to combat with the RAF in this area, two (named) were rescued from the sea but Fw Holdermann was killed, described as being shot down into the sea off Cherbourg. He therefore seems the likely victim of Bob Does combat report. Ceaser, James W.; Busch, Andrew E. (1997). Losing to Win: The 1996 Elections and American Politics. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 0-8476-8405-9.

Karčić, Hamza. "Saving Bosnia on Capitol Hill: the case of Senator Bob Dole." Journal of Transatlantic Studies 13.1 (2015): 20–39.

Last battles and death

But he had not lost his desire to engage closely with the enemy, and he volunteered for an overseas posting. In November 1943 he landed at Bombay after a dangerous voyage on a troopship through the Mediterranean. He was given the task of forming a new Indian Air Force squadron. No 10 IAF Squadron combined a number of nationalities, the majority being Indian. Many of the airmen and aircrew were inexperienced, and Bob had to form them into a fighting unit. This he did very successfully, and in December 1944, the squadron was posted to fight the Japanese over the Burmese jungles in the Arkan campaign. Hendrix, Steve (June 18, 2018). "Bob Dole's final mission". The Washington Post . Retrieved December 5, 2021. Immelman, Aubrey. "The political personalities of 1996 U.S. presidential candidates Bill Clinton and Bob Dole." Leadership Quarterly 9.3 (1998): 335–366. online Kolbert, Elizabeth (May 19, 1996). "A Political Life: Dole's Kansas Years". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.

The U.S. Congress unanimously passed a bill promoting the 95-year-old Dole from captain to colonel for his service during World War II in 2019. [1] [2] "I've had a great life and this is sort of icing on the cake. It's not that I have to be a colonel; I was happy being a captain and it pays the same," Dole said, jokingly. [124] Personal life Dole in 2009 with his wife, former cabinet secretary and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole House – August 16, 1967" (PDF). Congressional Record. U.S. Government Printing Office. 113 (17): 22778 . Retrieved February 27, 2022.Dole ran for the 1980 Republican presidential nomination, eventually won by Ronald Reagan. Despite Dole's national exposure from the '76 campaign, he finished behind Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and four others in Iowa and New Hampshire, receiving only 2.5% and 0.4% of votes cast in those contests, respectively. [52] Dole ceased campaigning after the New Hampshire results and announced his formal withdrawal from the race on March 15, instead being re-elected to his third term as Senator that year. [53] Thought Ed Miliband's stumble was bad? These politicians had much worse falls". The Daily Telegraph. April 30, 2015. Archived from the original on January 11, 2022 . Retrieved July 23, 2017.