Böcker av William C Prentiss

This book is a factual account of the author's experiences in the U.S. Air Force, beginning with his boyhood memories of the end of World War II and following him through his years of active service with the Strategic Air Command during the years of the Cold War. Prentiss signed up for the Air Force ROTC program in his sophomore year at Sewanee (The University of the South) where he became a founding member of the University-AFROTC band. After graduation, he began his active service at Pinecastle AFB in Orlando, Florida, where he became part of the Strategic Air Command. As a naive young officer, he initially had problems adjusting to the SAC way of life, but soon settled into what he now regards as one of the most remarkable periods of his life.

This book relates a true and complete description of the author’s descent into delusionary behavior as a fourteen-year-old boy. Years have passed, but he retains a total memory of all that happened to him in that illness. Included are earlier experiences which may have contributed to his illness along with his total exhaustion at that time. Prior to his illness, he had been considered a successful young man in the eyes of his friends, teachers, parents, and coaches. At the time of his illness, he became listed by his high school as a “homebound” student, and he was subject to being admitted to an appropriate hospital should a delusionary experience be repeated.Following his illness, his behavior deteriorated in certain ways in that he committed several delinquent acts for which he could have been arrested. However, with the support of his parents, the Assistant Principal at his high school, and others, he continued to excel in schoolwork and graduated sixth in his class and received a prestigious full, four-year, college scholarship.The author’s hope is that this account will be read with interest by anyone who is involved with adolescent boys and that they should find this book to be of value and assistance should a boy’s delusionary illness arise.