[Inyo-Mono]

My uncle flew B-24s out of New Guinea in WWII, the Jolly Rodgers, he does talk about it, the heat, the malaria, the abject terror at the beginning of every mission. Look up the casualty statistics for the B-17 runs on Germany, you stood more a chance of being in cemetery at the end of your tour than you did coming home to your sweetie. The guys in uniform today have the same stuff but the populace does not have the stomach for that kind of sacrifice.

Interesting. I wonder if your Uncle knew my late Father. He was a bombardier on a B-24 stationed in New Guinea with the Jolly Rogers. He didn't talk about his experiences much, but what he did tell me was unbelievable.

[pburgh01]

Interesting. I wonder if your Uncle knew my late Father. He was a bombardier on a B-24 stationed in New Guinea with the Jolly Rogers. He didn't talk about his experiences much, but what he did tell me was unbelievable.

My uncle was a bombardier also, he was color blind and it's what they did with those disabilities. I see the vets had a website for the 90th Bomb Squadron up but it got hacked some time ago, probably by some KosKids.