Written by: Demetri F., Felicia H., Marissa M., and Jen R.
Ted Novack was a part of WWII. He was a fighter pilot in Europe. He was born on April 9, 1921. Currently, Ted is 79 years old. Before the war, Ted was a machinist in
Miami, Florida where he lived. He was 21 when the war started and when he went into the service. He went into the war because he felt he had. Before the war, photography was
his hobby.
Mr. Novack described what it was like in the war as it mainly being black outs. Black outs are when you are not allowed to have any lights going. Not even a match
could be lit. This is due to the fact of the soldiers being scared that the Germans, the Italians, or the Japanese might find out where they were and attack them. He was able to keep
in touch with his family and friends. To fly a fighter plane was interesting, exciting, a great experience, and since they were the larger type planes, he couldn’t do any of the
acrobatics. One of his interesting experiences was dive bombing and clearing the way for tanks that were caught in the bushes and woods. Supplies were delivered by truck except
for liquor, which was delivered by plane. He lived in a housing project, or would take over an empty mansion. In Numenburg, they took over old German barracks. As a fighter-
bomber pilot, he gave support to the 3rd armor division. He would escort in bomber’s that were flying in from England.
When Ted heard the war had ended, he was in Normenburg, Germany. Like others, he was overjoyed, and most thankful to be alive. He went back to his home state of
Pennsylvania. Mr. Novack went to Bucknell college on the GI Bill of Rights. He received a degree in Chemical engineering. Ted Novack went through a life changing experience.
He was able to get out of a small town.