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The Pacific War
PACIFIC WAR HISTORY
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A Day of Infamy – Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941
Home Front Was Critical To Winning WWII
written by Edgar L. Vincent, B-29 Aircraft Commander
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6TH BOMB GROUP CREWS
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Meet the 6th Bomb Group 24th, 39th and the 40th air crew squadrons
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Read personal recordings of war
Letters Home – Lloyd E. Rinne
Letters Home – Edgar L. Vincent – Part 1
Letters Home – Edgar L. Vincent – Part 2
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KEY DOCUMENTS
Overview – Key Documents
US Strategic Bombing Survey
The Definitive Military Document of the Pacific War 1941 to 1945
6th Bomb Group Pirates Log
History, Daily Life, Missions & Citations
Pirates Log – PART I – A Historical Record of the Sixth Bombardment Group
Pirates Log Part II – Daily Life on Tinian
Pirates Log III – Chronology of Missions
Pirates Log IV – Commendations & Citations
Crew Of Reamatroid
A historical autobiography of the B-29 bombing campaign over Japan in 1945
Combat in the Pacific Theater
A B-29 Flight Engineer’s Experiences in World War II. A historical autobiography of the B-29 bombing campaign over Japan in 1945
Top Secret 509th – The Atomic Bomb Group
Training, secrecy, delivery of Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs
History of Air Warfare – From Kitty Hawk to Hiroshima
Evolutionary importance of air power and the B-29
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The B-29 Pacific War Bombing Missions
Rare Footage of the Atomic Bomb Missions
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Overview – Key Takeaways
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Lessons of War
The Home Front Was Critical To Winning WWII
Lessons of War
Was Atomic Bomb Necessary?
Lessons of War
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Credits: Thanks to Gary Matcek, son of Sgt Jody Matcek.
The Airplane
Photo courtesy of Gary Matcek, all rights reserved.
The Air Crew
The air crews are unknown.
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