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Episode Synopsis
He was a farm boy from Hamlin, West Virginia. Chuck Yeager join the Army at the outset of World War II, Have it wasn't long before he became a fighter pilot.
Two years after the war ended, in 1947, Chuck Yeager became the first test ilot to break the sound barrier.
He rose through the ranks to become a general, before retiring.
By the time I met him in the fall of 1988, Yeager was still finding new adventures. He and his longtime friend Bud Anderson co-wrote a book about their adventures hiking in the High Sierras.
Two years after the war ended, in 1947, Chuck Yeager became the first test ilot to break the sound barrier.
He rose through the ranks to become a general, before retiring.
By the time I met him in the fall of 1988, Yeager was still finding new adventures. He and his longtime friend Bud Anderson co-wrote a book about their adventures hiking in the High Sierras.
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