Veteran Honoring Veterans
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97-year-old Bob Otto of Bakersfield, CA appears on episode #589 of Hometown Heroes, airing August 15-19, 2019. Born in Saskatchewan, Canada, Otto moved to Kern County with his family at the age of 2. He became a licensed pilot before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, later enlisting in the Army Air Corps.
Bob was flying P-40 Warhawks and preparing to ship overseas when WWII ended. Find more photos on the Hometown Heroes facebook page.
Listen to Hometown Heroes for Bob’s early aviation me.mories, his recollections from 56 missions flying B-26s during the Korean War, and the story behind the more than 5,000 times he performed taps as part of the final honors for his fellow veterans.
Paul
Thank you very much for interviewing my Dad on your show Home Town Heroes. He enjoyed the interview very much and even more to hear it on the radio for a second time. A friend of his has already called him to find out more of the details about his time in the service. It should be even more fun at the monthly Honor flight breakfast next week to see what my Dads friends will say.
There is a web site for the 731st Bomb Squadron: http://www.50missionclub.com
There is a lot of information there about the pilots.