Sgt. Dinwiddie's War: B-17s, POWs and the Belgian Underground in World War II

Saturday, January 29, 1944 — it was the day that forever changed the life of T/Sgt. Don Dinwiddie, radioman on the G.I. Sheets, a B-17 bomber on a mission to destroy Nazi targets in Frankfurt, Germany. Hobbled by a bad engine and struggling to make it back to safety amidst enemy flak and German fighter planes, the G.I. Sheets was shot down over Belgium.

Aided by members of the Belgian underground, Don evaded capture for nearly four months before being betrayed and handed over to the Germans;...