[pfflier]

The 509th is the group that ended the war.

My dad had a special place in his heart for them. After they dropped "the bombs" he knew he was going to live.

[Skywarner]

"The 509th is the group that ended the war.

My dad had a special place in his heart for them. After they dropped "the bombs" he knew he was going to live."

Thank you Pfflier. Sounds like your father served in the Pacific as well, perhaps awaiting for the invasion of the Japanese homeland?

My father was an aviation mechanic in the 509th where he worked on the modified B-29's. I didn't know much about his service until late in his life when he took ill. He then opened up and told me so much - so much history. I was stunned and so proud. I learned much from him in such a short period.