Early in 1945 our b29s began fullscale operations against japan. 1500 miles back from bases in saipan, tinian, and guam. Here the bombers concentrated their massive airpower and planned the ultimate crushing defeat of japan, down to the last bomb. Here was the beginning of the end for the road to tokyo. After six months of reoccupation, there were few signs of war along the summer shores of guam. American citizens again, smiling and friendly. Unaware that America America moved mountains of material, equipment, and supplies across the pacific. They changed their dirt roads and broad highways. And nearby new communities of american citizens have set up housekeeping with various types of selfservice. A few laundry problems and no modern inconveniences. Big business under the long arm of on the command from guam, tinian and saipan behind this expanding power was planning. The plan began on the ground with maintenance. Heart stands, ground crews worked a and tonight during the weeks to keep
Early in 1945 hour b29s began fullscale operations against japan. 1500 miles back from bases in saipan, tinian, and guam. Here the bombers concentrated their massive airpower and planned the ultimate crushing defeat of japan, down to the last bomb. Here was the beginning of the end for the road to tokyo. After six months of reoccupation, there were few signs of war along the summer shores of guam. American citizens again, smiling and friendly. Unaware than a miracle happen around them. A miracle that moved mountains of material, equipment and supplies across the pacific. They changed their dirt roads and broad highways. And nearby new communities of american citizens have set up housekeeping with various types of selfservice. The latest labor saving devices, few laundry problems and no modern inconveniences. By mid summer, 21st Bomber Command was in business. Big business under the long arm of Bomber Command began punching the enemy with appalling power. From from guam, tinian and saip
Department film details the entire process of a similar tokyo Bombing Mission in the summer of 1945 showing planning, execution, and return after 3,000 miles of flight. Sxwlifrnlgts early in 1945, a b29s began full scale operations against japan. 1,500 miles to the targets and 1,500 miles back from bases in saipan, tinia and guam. Here the massive air power and planned the ultimate crushing defeat of japan down to last bochlt bomb. Here was the beginning of the end to the road to tokyo. After six months of reoccupation, there were few signs of war along the quiet summer shores of guam. The liberated people were back to their native villages, american citizens again, smiling and friendly and unaware that a miracle had happened around them. A miracle that moved mountains of material. Equipment and supplies across the pacific. That changed their dirt roads into broad highways, that manicured the jungles into acres of blacktopped airfields and near by new communities of american citizens h
Its been wild and woolly couple of days, lot of history packed into a short period of time. I want to begin today, as i did yesterday with a quote, and in the introduction to the quote, has anyone not seen saving private ryan . Anyone not seen it . Thats what i figured. For those of us that have served and particularly those of us that have faced combat that opening scene is something that youll never forget, ever. I hope you never forget it, but the scene most important to me actually came later in the movie. Tom hanks laying on the rubble called over private ryan and he asked him to kneel down, and he said to him two words, earn this. Any victory Worth Winning must be deserved, and as the victories are increased in scale, so must be our exertions. Deserve victory, Winston Churchill said. We shall not win through the evils in our enemy, we shall win through the merit in ourselves. Deserve victory, and let that be the touchstone of every thought, word and deed. Frankly, i think about t
Bombing in the summer of 1945 showing planning, execution, and return after 3000 miles of flight. Our b29sn 1940 five, began fullscale operations against japan. And 1500 milese back from bases in saipan and guam. Campana mber command concentrated its massive japan down toing the last bomb. Here was beginning of the end to the road to tokyo. After six months of reoccupation, there were few signs of war along the quiet summer shores of guam. The liberated peoples were back in their reclaimed villages american citizens again, smiling and friendly. Unaware that a miracle had happened around them. A miracle that moved mountains of material, equipment, and supplies. Across the pacific. That changed their dirt roads into broad highways, that manicured their jungles into airfieldslack topped and nearby, new communities of american citizens had set up housing with various types of services. The latest labor saving devices. Few laundry problems. And no modern inconveniences. By midsummer, 21st B