Author Talk at the Mighty 8th
The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force’s monthly Author Talk series is proud to present Yvonne Caputo, author of Flying with Dad: A Father, a Daughter, and the Hidden Gifts of His Stories from WWII. The book tells the story of her father, Captain Michael Caputo of the 467th Bomb Group. The program will take place on October 22 at 11:00 a.m. at the museum.
The program is free to the public, but please register at https://forms.gle/UxEB9Kfh6r9zoceKA
Optional Lunch: $10/12 cash/credit for members or $15/17cash/credit for non-members.
About the Book
In Flying With Dad, Yvonne Caputo charts her journey to her father through the re-telling of why he went from repairing planes to being a B-24 navigator in WWII, how heavy German flak led to post-war nightmares, and why he suffered years of guilt after one particular bombing run over Unterschlauersbach, Germany.
Over the years, Yvonne would ask her father questions about this past. She’d listen, pay attention, and found that he was paying attention to her as well.
As she learned to meet him where he was, instead of where she wanted him to be, the result was an intimacy, a deep abiding respect, and a no-regrets final goodbye.
Flying with Dad is a heart-wrenching and heart-warming story of a daughter striving to understand her father and him opening up about the experiences that shapes so many soldiers and can get in the way of the rich relationships they and their children deserve.
About the Author
Yvonne Caputo has been a teacher. She taught in public schools for 18 years. She has also been the Vice President of Human Resources at a retirement community, a corporate trainer and consultant, and a psychotherapist. She has a master’s degree in education and clinical psychology, and she is currently the president of the 467th Bomb Group Association.
Her father, Michael Caputo, was a navigator for that bomb group. When he first told her one story about his experiences during World War II, she asked for more. Her book, Flying with Dad, is a compilation of those stories, and it became the bridge for them to experience a deep and lasting relationship.