Bio

Daughter of USAAC Capt. Richard E. Evans, B-17 pilot who served in the N.African, Sicily and Italian campaign from Feb 22, 1943 to Feb 1944.Barbara was born in San Antonio, TX. Barbara "Bobbie" Kinnear graduated from Texas Christian University in 1967 with a BS degree in nursing science. She continued her medical career with specialties in pediatric burn care and worked as the operating room and recovery room supervisor for South Bay Hospital in Redondo Beach and later the Director of Nursing at the Santa Barbara Medical Foundation Clinic. As a proud "Air Force brat", Barbara lived in many states throughout her childhood. Her father, Colonel Richard Ernest Evans, instilled a deep love of family and history in Barbara from a young age. In the preface to his book, she writes, "Throughout my childhood, my brother and I would listen to our father's accounts of his flying and travels. In my adulthood, his stories took on greater detail as he revisited memories and friendships long past and recounted his childhood upbringing with fondness. He was a wonderful storyteller. "Barbara is honored to share her father's words-honest, humorous and heartfelt-through the publication of this book, #Richard Eager A Pilot's Story from Eagle Scout to General Montgomery's "Flying Fortress." She hopes her father's stories will add a bit to history and encourage others to tell their stories as well. To learn more about this book, the authors, stories and news, please visit the website, richardeagerbook.com.