"Forgotten Bastards"

The memoir title is a variation of  the motto used by the men to describe themselves in Operation Frantic: "Forgotten Bastards of the Ukraine". They felt there was no support from their top command in the Military Mission to Moscow. An avid WWII enthusiast notified me of the discovery of a 'short snorter' dollar bill from the same time-frame as Robert Trimble's clandestine work in Poland. The bill contained Trimble's signature, as well as those of crew members of a downed U. S.  heavy bomber in Poland, including pilot Arnold Tillman. Ostensibly, Trimble was rescuing them. Sixty years later, his photo (shown wearing a Russian hat), was discovered in Tillman's private collection.

The book title comes from an inscription at the edge of the bill, in Trimble's handwriting: Fighting Bastard of the Ukraine - see the photo. This stylized version of the famous motto was apparently Trimble's way of fighting back, not only for the freedom of the downtrodden POW, but the rights of the U. S. G.I.s stationed there.