bockrocker

That dude sitting on the throne of golden skulls though...fine I'll say it. He went too far.

Did you know my grandpa? :p

It's great that you are writing and talking about your experience. Both of my grandfathers were in the war, but one of them died before I was born and the other one got Alzheimer's when I was young, so I never got to hear anything about his experiences firsthand. It wasn't until his funeral that I got to see the photos of him in training camp and in occupied Japan.

Did you have any interaction with Japanese Americans during the war? Surely there were a few in the Pacific theater for interpretation duties or such?

Some love for the navigators! :D When I was little and found out my Grandfather had been the navigator on a B-17 I was a bit disappointed honestly, that wasn't an action movie character! It wasn't until I was older that I could appreciate the danger he faced along with everyone else. For instance this was his 2nd mission as navigator.

Every deck was the poop deck :(