The Long Road Home

About the Book

Stanley Wade is inducted into the Army Air Corps during World War II as a callow eighteen year old, and is sent eight hundred miles from the security of home to endure the rigors of Basic training. The story describes his maturation as he undergoes training to become a radio operator and aerial gunner on a B-17 bomber. His emotions run the gamut as he falls in love with and ultimately marries vibrantly beautiful Sue Ellen Wilkins; and then is forced to leave her when he is sent to be a part of the massive Eighth Air Corps attack on Nazi Germany.

About the Author

Samuel Lane was born in Buckhannon , W.Va. He was drafted into the Army Air Corps at age eighteen, and served for two and one-half years (including six months as a combat aerial gunner in the European Theater of Operations) before being discharged in October, 1945. Sam married his wife of fifty-four years, the former Nelda Clough, in 1948. He obtained his B.S. Degree in Chemical Engineering from The University of Virginia in 1950, and was a practicing chemical engineer with Mobil Chemical Company until November, 1984. Sam and Nelda live in Richmond, VA where they enjoy the companionship of their family and friends. When not busy with assorted tasks at Westhampton Baptist Church, Sam practices his lifelong hobby of creative writing.