In the Hands of Strangers
A World War Ii Story of Courage, Heroism, and Enduring Friendship
Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Kim Moretto Niemeier | ISBN: | 9781524544706 |
| Publisher: | Xlibris US | Publication: | November 7, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Xlibris US | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kim Moretto Niemeier |
| ISBN: | 9781524544706 |
| Publisher: | Xlibris US |
| Publication: | November 7, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Xlibris US |
| Language: | English |
On June 12, 1944, six days after the D-Day invasion of Normandy, U.S. fighter pilot Fred Moretto is ambushed by German Messerschmitt 109s. Barely escaping his burning P-47 Thunderbolt, Lieutenant Moretto parachutes into the French countryside where villagers working for the Resistance conceal him from the Germans for two months in a bread oven, a secret perch in an attic, and a hayloft. In 1993, nearly 50 years later, Kim Moretto Niemeier convinces her father to return to France. Reuniting with the people and the places where he survived against all odds re-invigorates his French Connection and launches Kims 20-year odyssey to uncover the dramatic details of her fathers inspiring story.
On June 12, 1944, six days after the D-Day invasion of Normandy, U.S. fighter pilot Fred Moretto is ambushed by German Messerschmitt 109s. Barely escaping his burning P-47 Thunderbolt, Lieutenant Moretto parachutes into the French countryside where villagers working for the Resistance conceal him from the Germans for two months in a bread oven, a secret perch in an attic, and a hayloft. In 1993, nearly 50 years later, Kim Moretto Niemeier convinces her father to return to France. Reuniting with the people and the places where he survived against all odds re-invigorates his French Connection and launches Kims 20-year odyssey to uncover the dramatic details of her fathers inspiring story.
