Captain Harris McCauley stands along the Flying Fortress, named for the town where he was reared. Floyd Killough Collection
Colonel Harris K. McCauley
B-17 Flying Fortress
A 1942 newspaper ad for war bonds.
One clear, autumn day in November 1942, as the Skyrocket football team was scrimmaging, a deep roar and whooshing sound caused the players and coaches to stop and look up with anticipation and even fear. The United States had been at war almost a year, and the dramatic rumble and first glance of four huge propellers headed seemingly straight at them may have caused some to wonder if war had come t…
