Record #:

21452

Author(s):

Samuelson, Ken

Abstract:

In this continuing series profiling North Carolina veterans of World War II, Samuelson recounts the experiences of Conrad \"Gus\" Shinn of Spray. He was a multi-engine pilot in the South Pacific and flew onto islands where fighting was taking place bringing in blood and medical supplies and taking out the wounded--sometimes under fire. He continued flying with the Navy after the war and took part in special secret operations in Antarctica. In 1956, he was the first pilot to land and take off from the South Pole. Mount Shinn, Antarctica's third highest mountain, is named for him.

Source:

Recall (NoCar F 252 .R43), Vol. 13 Issue 1, Spr 2007, p7-8, il, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations