Contains a memoir detailing Matheson's military experiences. Covers his induction and basic, pilot, navigational, and gunnery training. Discusses his involvement with the LDS Church during training and in his combat theater. Lists his assignments and describes his transfer to England with his B-24 crew. Discusses his first and second bombing missions, the latter on which his plane was shot down, the crew bailed out, and was subsequently captured by German soldiers. Details Matheson's period of imprisonment in Stalag I, a German Prisoner-of-War camp in Barthe, Germany. Discusses the living conditions in the camp, treatment received at the hands of the German guards, and the prisoners' eventual liberation under the Soviet Army. Also includes a transcript of a conversation wherein Matheson provides more detail concerning living conditions in the prison camp (weather, sicknesses, boredom, hope from religion, etc ...). Contains humorous excerpts from letters written to fellow prisoners-of-war, photocopies of Matheson's sketches, photocopies of mail sent to the camps, Matheson's POW documents (in German), "v-mail" sent home by him, letters and telegrams to his parents notifying them of their son's status as a prisoner-of-war, and original photographs showing him in full military dress. Photocopied photographs throughout the memoir show Matheson in military dress, with his bomber crew and plane, and also of the prisoner camp.
