B-24 pilot finally gets to thank his rescuer

[Lt-Col A. Tack]

B-24 pilot finally gets to thank his rescuer

BY ROY WENZL
The Wichita Eagle

Posted on Sun, Jun. 06, 2010

Harold Strub flew an Air Force rescue plane that picked up B-24 Pilot Loren Corliss and seven other men from a Philippine Island on December 22, 1944. Corliss and his men had been hiding in the jungle for 45 days before Strub flew in and picked them up. Corliss never had a chance to thank Strub on that day, and learned last week, after 65 years, that the both of them have been living in Wichita for decades. The two finally met on Thursday.

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[FlintHillBilly]

Great article Tack. I love reading articles such as these. To me, it makes you always want to treat people right because you never know down the line when you may see them again.

Wichita represent Kansas.. What what.

[Lt-Col A. Tack]

Great article Tack. I love reading articles such as these. To me, it makes you always want to treat people right because you never know down the line when you may see them again.

You're quite welcome, sir.

A little excerpt:


East Wichita, 2010

After Corliss rang the bell, the slim form of an elderly man appeared: pale, thin, balding, and frail, with a voice made faint by 92 years.

"Hello,'' the thin man said. The voice, barely audible, conveyed a warm and alert courtesy.

"Are you Harold?" Corliss asked.

"I am," said Harold Strub. "Please come in."

"Well," Corliss said, grasping the pilot's hand. "It is a small world after all, isn't it?"


Wichita represent Kansas.. What what.
I'll pretend you didn't say that. What do you big city folks know anyway? :)

[skyeye]

Thanx much, Col. Made my day.

[Sir Zach of R.]

Amazing story, being from Wichita I had to post something. Sedgwick represents. p-)

[FlintHillBilly]

Maybe I missed it reading the article or forgot or maybe it did not explain it.. i wonder how they me tho. I doubt they were putting ads on craigslist ;P




I'll pretend you didn't say that. What do people in Johnson County know anyway? :)

Not sure where your from but us 913'ers know everything man. We are Americas greatest and best. (That is the mentality of the little gang bangers runnin' this place these days).

[Lt-Col A. Tack]

Not sure where your from but us 913'ers know everything man. We are Americas greatest and best. (That is the mentality of the little gang bangers runnin' this place these days).

I'm way out west, think packing plants and feed yards.

[Titani]

Moving story, good to know it.

[rgjbloke]

Incredible and amazing story. After all those years, they finally get to meet.