Bob Barraclough earned his promotion to major the hard way. Barraclough was a captain flying B-17 bombers in the 490th Bomb Group when his wing commander gave him the bad news: His promotion papers had bounced. But the deal was, if he flew two missions beyond the 30 required for a command pilot to go home, he would rise in rank.
Chris Rosenblum can be reached at 231-4620.
