Also In The Pacific On June 6, 1944

[jh]

The Other D-Day of June 1944--The Battle of the Philippine Sea.

Video

[Ombligo]

Also in June of '44 was the invasion of Saipan.

[Ca Bob]

Interesting film

[Randalls]

Good documentary. My dad crash landed on Tinian in B29 “Queen Cathy”. Those were amazing times.
http://39th.org/39th/aerial/60th/Crew_06/schwartz.html

[zachdog]

Randalls wrote:
Good documentary. My dad crash landed on Tinian in B29 “Queen Cathy”. Those were amazing times.
http://39th.org/39th/aerial/60th/Crew_06/schwartz.html

Your dad’s story is quite remarkable. Thank you for sharing the link!

[Ombligo]

Randalls wrote:
Good documentary. My dad crash landed on Tinian in B29 “Queen Cathy”. Those were amazing times.
http://39th.org/39th/aerial/60th/Crew_06/schwartz.html

Thanks for posting. It is the individual stories that tell the real history of WW2.

[Randalls]

Those young guys WERE the greatest generation. He had some stories to tell.

[samintx]

WWII still vivid in my mind. Our country w as different then.

[Wags]

Randalls wrote:
Good documentary. My dad crash landed on Tinian in B29 “Queen Cathy”. Those were amazing times.
http://39th.org/39th/aerial/60th/Crew_06/schwartz.html

My dad was a waist gunner on B-17s and B-24s in the 8th Air Force out of England. He flew around 30 missions, including the infamous Kassel Mission. I wish I could talk to him again, knowing now what I’ve since learned about what our dads went through.