A 20th Century Guy is an action packed story of one guy"s aduventures and experiences as he participated in the most adventuresome and exciting times of the 20th Century. Jim Pearce, the author, was a WWII Naval Fighter Ace, an experimental aircraft test pilot at the dawn of jet propelled flight, a Director of Testign Operations on the Apollo Command and Service modules that transported NASA astronauts to the moon and back, manufacturing executive of a water pollution contol equipment manufacturing company, home development project financier in Costa Rica, and builder and aviator of general aviation aircraft for private use.