Pappy Gunn / by Nathaniel Gunn.
Title
Pappy Gunn / by Nathaniel Gunn.
Subject
United States. Navy--Flight officers--Biography
Prisoners of war--Philippines.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons.
Americans--Philippines--Biography.
Prisoners of war--United States.
Businessmen--Philippines--Biography.
Gunn, Paul Irvin, 1899-1957.
Air pilots--United States--Biography.
Philippine Airlines--Officials and employees--Biography.
Description
Biography (by his son) of this daring and innovative American aviator, Paul I. “Pappy” Gunn who left behind a legacy that was hard to match.
The book actually tells two parallel stories: the life of Pappy Gunn, particularly his wartime exploits, and that of his family which was left behind in Manila and interned in Santo Tomas Internment Camp. Gunn set up Philippine Airlines in 1939, and was one its main pilots. When the war began, he flew PAL’s planes as part of the “Bamboo air force” to the Visayas and Mindanao in support of the defense of the Philippines. Eventually he was evacuated to Australia, participated in Royce’s Raid just after the fall of Bataan. He flew bombers in the South Pacific and participated in the liberation of the Philippines. He was reunited with his family in 1945 in Manila. His flying career was cut short after the war when he was killed in a plane crash.
The book actually tells two parallel stories: the life of Pappy Gunn, particularly his wartime exploits, and that of his family which was left behind in Manila and interned in Santo Tomas Internment Camp. Gunn set up Philippine Airlines in 1939, and was one its main pilots. When the war began, he flew PAL’s planes as part of the “Bamboo air force” to the Visayas and Mindanao in support of the defense of the Philippines. Eventually he was evacuated to Australia, participated in Royce’s Raid just after the fall of Bataan. He flew bombers in the South Pacific and participated in the liberation of the Philippines. He was reunited with his family in 1945 in Manila. His flying career was cut short after the war when he was killed in a plane crash.
Creator
Gunn, Nathaniel, 1930-
Publisher
Bloomington, Ind. : AuthorHouse, c2004.
Date
2004
Format
23 x 16 cm.
Language
English
Type
Softbound
Identifier
9781418437763
Call Number
CT 275 .G8525 G86 2004
Accession Number
16649
Pagination
xiv, 456 p.
Illustration
ill.
Files
Collection
Citation
Gunn, Nathaniel, 1930- , “Pappy Gunn / by Nathaniel Gunn.,” FHL-Roderick Hall, accessed December 16, 2025, https://fhl.omeka.net/items/show/926.