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                          April 12, 1945 - Raid on Koriyma, Japan. One hundred 
                          fifty miles north of Tokyo. Day mission. Longest bombing 
                          mission. Flight time 18:35 hrs. 2. 
                          April 13, 1945 - Raid on Tokyo. War factories manufacturing 
                          ammunition in North Tokyo area. Night mission bombing 
                          altitude 7,000 ft. Incendiary bombs. Flight time 15:30 
                          hrs. 3. 
                          April 15, 1945 - Raid on Kawasaki, Japan. Southern industrial 
                          area of Tokyo. Night mission. Bombing altitude 7,000 
                          ft. Incendiary bombs. Flight time 15:00 hrs. 4. 
                          April 17, 1945 - Raid on Kanoya Air Field, Kyushu Island, 
                          southern most Island of Japan. Navy requested raid to 
                          destroy Japan fighter opposition at Okinawa. Day mission. 
                          Flight Time 15:00 hrs.
 5. 
                          April 21, 1945 - Raid on Kanoya Air Field, Kyushu Island, 
                          Japan. Lead the 39th BombGroup formation over the target. Day mission. Bombing 
                          altitude 16,000 ft. Flight time 16:00 hrs.
 6. 
                          April 30, 1945 - Raid on Kokubu Air Field, Kyushu Island, 
                          Japan. Japanese fighters were waiting to meet the attack. 
                          Day mission. Bombing altitude 17,000 ft. Flight time 
                          15:45 hrs. 7. 
                          May 4, 1945 - Raid on Saeki Air Field, Kyushu Island, 
                          Japan. Air Field used for staging and final training 
                          of Japanese special attack corps used against the Navy 
                          at Okinawa. Day mission. Bombing altitude 18,000 feet. 
                          Flight time 15:30 hrs.  
                          8. May 10, 1945 - Raid on Otake Oil Refinery, Honshu 
                          Island, Japan. Second largest refinery in Japan. Reduced Japanese fuel supply. Dropped 
                          500# GP bombs. Day mission. Bombing altitude 16,000 
                          ft. Flight time 16:30 hrs.
 9. 
                          May 14, 1945 - Raid on City of Nagoya, Honshu Island, 
                          Japan. Incendiary raid toburn out industrial area of the City. One of Japan’s 
                          four leading cities and main industrial area. Led 39th 
                          Bomb Group formation. Day mission. Bombing altitude 
                          12,000 ft. Flight time 16:20 hrs.
 10. 
                          May 17, 1945 - Raid on City of Nagoya, Japan. Fire raid 
                          against urban part of city.Night incendiary raid. Bombing altitude 7,500 ft. Feathered 
                          #2 engine over target area. Landed at Iwo Jima with 
                          three engine operation. Left aircraft at Iwo Jima for 
                          #2 engine change.
 11. 
                          June 7, 1945 - Raid on City of Osaka, Japan. Incendiary 
                          raid on industrial area of the City. Led Squadron formation. 
                          Day mission. Bombing altitude 20,500 ft. Flight time 
                          16:00 hrs. 12. 
                          June 10, 1945 - Raid on Chiba Aircraft Factory located 
                          across the bay from Tokyo. Radar run encountered light 
                          operation. Day mission. Dropped 500# general purpose 
                          bombs. Bombing altitude 15,000 ft. Flight time 14:35 
                          hrs. 13. 
                          June 15, 1945 - Raid on City of Osaka, Japan. Incendiary 
                          mission on southern urbansection of the City. Day mission. Bombing altitude 21,000 
                          ft. in complete overcast. Landed at Iwo Jima for fuel. 
                          Flight time 15:30 hrs.
  
                          14. June 18, 1945 - Raid on Kagoshima on Kyushu Island. 
                          Incendiary raid on urban area of City. Pathfinder mission. 
                          Caught the Japanese by complete surprise. Night mission. 
                          Bombing altitude 7,600 ft. Flight time 15:35 hrs. 15. 
                          June 22, 1945 - Raid on City of Tamashima, Japan. Destroyed 
                          85% of Mitsubishi Aircraft Factory. Led 39th Bomb Group 
                          formation. Daylight raid. Bombing altitude 15,000 ft. 
                          500# general Purpose bombs. Flight time 15:15 hrs. Saw 
                          19th Bomb Group aircraft spin in over Japan. 16. 
                          June 26, 1945 - Raid on arsenal complex in Nagoya, Japan. 
                          Fighters and flak were aggressive and accurate. Picked up five flak holes over 
                          the city. Day mission. Flight time 15:00 hrs. Saw two 
                          B-29’s go down over assembly area. P-13 was hit 
                          and crew bailed out over U.S. submarine. Col. Mundy, 
                          39th Group Commander, was riding on P-13 as formation 
                          commander and was successfully picked up by the crew 
                          of the submarine.
 17. 
                          July 4, 1945 - Raid on City of Tokushima on the Island 
                          of Shikoku, Japan. Night incendiary mission. Flew as 
                          pathfinder aircraft. The second aircraft to hit the 
                          wing target. Bombing altitude 11,000 ft. Flight time 
                          14:00 hrs. 18. 
                          July 7, 1945 - Raid on City of Kofu, Japan. Night incendiary 
                          raid against urban area of City. Bombing altitude 14,000 
                          ft. Flight time 14:00 hrs. 19. 
                          July 13, 1945 - Raid on City of Uwajima on west coast 
                          of Shikaku, Japan. Night incendiary mission. Target 
                          area was covered with complete overcast. Bombing altitude 
                          15,000 ft. Flight time 14:20 hrs. 20. 
                          July 17, 1945 - Raid on City of Hiratasuka, Japan. Incendiary 
                          mission against urbanarea of the City. Bombing altitude 12,000 ft. Flight 
                          time 14:05 hrs.
 21. 
                          July 20, 1945 - Raid on City of Okajaki, Japan. Night 
                          incendiary mission against urban area of the City. Flew 
                          as pathfinder aircraft. Bombing altitude 14,400 ft. 
                          Flight time 13:30 hrs. 22. 
                          July 24, 1945 - Raid on Naka Jima Aircraft Factory, 
                          Handa, Japan. Radar drop due to undercast covering target area. Bombing altitude 18,000 
                          ft. Day mission. Flight time 14:00 hrs.
 23. 
                          August 2, 1945 - Raid on City of Mito, Japan. Night 
                          incendiary mission. In celebration of “Air Force 
                          Day”, over eight hundred aircraft took part in 
                          bombing several targets in the area. Flew as pathfinder 
                          aircraft. Bombing altitude 12,400 ft. Landed at Iwo 
                          Jima due to shortage of fuel and to repair oil leak. 
                          Flight time 12:30 hrs. 24. 
                          August 6, 1945 - Raid on City of Nishinomiya, Japan. 
                          Night incendiary mission. Bombing altitude 12,400 ft. 
                          In an effort to secure peace, Japan was provided a list 
                          of targets that would be bombed. This was one of the 
                          targets. Flight time 13:55 hrs.
 25. August 10, 1945 - Raid on Tokyo arsenal complex 
                          in the northwestern section of the city. Had fighter 
                          escort from Iwo Jima. Flak was heavy and accurate. Dropped 
                          2,000# demolition bombs. Bombing altitude 22,000 ft. 
                          Flight time 13:55 hrs.
 26. 
                          August 15, 1945- Raid on City of Isesaki, Japan. Night 
                          incendiary mission. Received news of official Japanese 
                          surrender on way back from the target. Bombing altitude 
                          15,000 ft. Flight time 13:55 hrs.
 27. August 29, 1945 - Dropped supplies to prisoner of 
                          war camps at Kamagama #2 located 30 miles from Tokyo. 
                          Also took low level photos of Tokyo area with special 
                          camera equipment. Flight time 15:30 hrs.
 
 28. September 2, 1945 - Flew maximum effort formation 
                          over Tokyo Bay in display of air power while the peace 
                          treaty was being signed aboard the Battleship Missouri. 
                          Flight time 15:00 hrs.
 
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