 18,000 mile Road Trip in our 1948 Willy's... about nick fallier... |
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18,000 mile Road Trip in our 1948 Willy's... about nick fallier... |
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It is extremely difficult to capture the life story of an 85 year old, it is even tougher to do so with a decorated War Veteran. The following is a very brief summary of Nick Fallier...
Flying a fighter plane in war had been a dream of Nick's ever since he was 5 years old. The 85-year-old Tallahassee native reached his goal as a pilot in the U.S. Army during World War II where he served in the Army for a total of 12 years. Between January 1944 and August 1945 he flew 129 combat missions in P-47 Thunderbolts over the southwest Pacific Ocean. Nick went on to become a captain for the 39th Fighter Squadron stationed in the Southwest Pacific and was nicknamed "The Captain of the Clouds". After the war, Nick spent four years (1948-1952) as Tallahassee's assistant airport manager, when most commercial air travelers were business and government officials due to the high cost of flying back then. After that he flew as a game warden in FL.
Nick with his (surrogate) great grandson and 1948 Jeep Willy's...
Nick with his current daily driver, his 2001 Jeep Cherokee...
