Quote by: George McGovern

I flew a full string of 35 combat missions over some of the most heavily defended targets in Europe. We were hitting Hitler's oil refineries, his tank factories, his aircraft factories, his railway yards. Those were our prime targets.

George McGovern

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Author Bio

  • NameGeorge McGovern
  • DescriptionAmerican politician, Congressman, senator, Democratic presidential candidate
  • AliasesGeorge Stanley McGovern; George S. McGovern
  • BornJuly 19, 1922
  • DiedOctober 21, 2012
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician; Diplomat; Historian; Autobiographer
  • AwardsDistinguished Flying Cross; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; Air Medal; Gandhi Peace Award; Four Freedoms Award - Freedom From Want; World Food Prize