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From the dust of Southern Arizona and the canyons of Old Mexico to the jungles and seas of the South Pacific, the life of Howard Leon Whetten is a testament to how ordinary lives can rise to extraordinary moments. Born into hardship, raised on hard work and faith, Leon stepped from farm fields into the tailgun of a B-24 bomber during World War II.

On his very first bombing mission, fate plunged him and his crew into the midnight waters off the Solomon Islands—an ordeal that tested his courage, his faith, and his will to survive. What followed was not just survival, but a series of miraculous occurances, rescues and providential encounters that defied coincidence.

This is the remarkable story of an ordinary man who lived through extraordinary times, proving that even in the darkest hours, faith, resilience, and unseen hands can turn near tragedy into enduring legacy.

CHARACTERS
Woodrow Wilson (U.S. President)
Nelson Mandela (world leader)
Billy Graham (religious leader)
Sam Walton (founder of WalMart)
Rita Hayworth (actress)
Mary Kay Ash (Mary Kay Cosmetics)
Howard Cosell (sportscaster)
Elizabeth Anne Bloomer (aka Betty Ford)
Mike Wallace (journalist)
Pearl Bailey (stage actress)
Leonard Bernstein (West Side Story)
Robert Wadlow (Tallest person in recorded History @ 8 ft 11.1 inches tall)
Howard Leon Whetten
Warren Ernest Whetten
Adelaide Martineau
Uncle Rose Stocks
Old Bacon the Hound Dog
Melvin Whetten
Old Fan (work mare)
Mr. Webb
Lucille Whetten
Charley Martineau
Clarence Williams
Babe Williams
Maynor Hassell
Call Hakes
Clair Hassell
William Child
Adolf Hitler
Admiral Yamamoto
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)
Winston Churchill
Uncle Sam

LOCATIONS
Russia
Delaware
Codell, Kansas
United States of America
Tucson, Arizona
Old Mexico
Colonia Chuichupa
Black Canyon
Chico, Mexico
El Paso, Texas
Cuidad Juarez, Mexico
Bluewater, New Mexico
Grants, New Mexico
Zuni Mountains
Mount Tailor
Toltac
Roundy’s Well
Bluewater Lake
France
Germany
Poland
Berlin
Britian
Jewett Gap
Quemado, New Mexico
Wai Mōmi
Waters of Pearl
Pearl Harbor
Asia
Pacific
Japan
Southeast Asia
Las Vegas, Nevada
Salt Lake City, Utah

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