Norman Phillips
Norman Phillips was raised by his illiterate, Polish grandparents. He enlisted in the Army Aircorps, became a pilot and was a decorated fighter pilot in WW-II. He was a parachutist and mountain climber. During the Viet Nam war, his F-105 was shot down in Laos in 1968. After a high-speed ejection, and a hair-raising rescue, retired and went to college. He earned a BFA and MFA and taught sculpture at the University of Massachusetts for 19 years and then started writing. He is the author of "Throw...See more
Norman Phillips was raised by his illiterate, Polish grandparents. He enlisted in the Army Aircorps, became a pilot and was a decorated fighter pilot in WW-II. He was a parachutist and mountain climber. During the Viet Nam war, his F-105 was shot down in Laos in 1968. After a high-speed ejection, and a hair-raising rescue, retired and went to college. He earned a BFA and MFA and taught sculpture at the University of Massachusetts for 19 years and then started writing. He is the author of "Throw A Nickel On The Grass." See less
