December 7, 1941 - The United States is provoked into war by the unforgiving action of  The Imperial Leaders of Japan when their Naval Air Forces bombed Pearl Harbor and other military installations on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii.

President Franklin D  Roosevelt calls on ALL Americans to join together with all their efforts to rebuild the Pacific Fleet and destroy this enemy at all costs - "Let Us Never Forget Pearl Harbor."

So starts the building of the Mightiest Armed Forces ever assembled with one common goal, to bring about the end of World War II. Development and construction begins on the home front to build the largest aircraft known to mankind at the time, the B29 Bomber.

On the pages to follow are many of the B29's that fought the war in the Pacific, many of these Warbirds went on to fight later in Korea, many never returned home from their missions, and some never made it off the ground. But to the crews that flew these planes, the crews that repaired and maintained these, and the men and women (they called "Rosie the Riveter") that built these planes, our nation owes you a great deal of gratitude for your efforts to keep America FREE!!!!

My father was one of the many that served on Tinian Island during the period of 1944 - 45. He was a Lieutenant in the U S Army Air Corps, attached to the 20th Army Air Force, 534th Air Engineering Squadron of the 77th Air Service Group. His position was Commanding Officer of the Radar Maintenance Shop. He was also assigned additional duties as Public Relations Officer, Communications Officer and Photo Lab CO. His shops were also in charge of maintenance and repair of the bomb site and radar equipment aboard the B29s as well as radio communications equipment and photographs for historical purposes.

The photos that appear on this site were taken either by my father or one of his subordinates. There are also some photos that my dad retrieved that were taken by Japanese airmen or soldiers prior to the invasion of the island by the US Forces. Some of these photos display the sugar cane refining factory that was on the island before it was demolished during the invasion. There are also photos after the invasion that show the mortally wounded Japanese, the civilian and Japanese held in internment camps. These photos depict the ugliness of war.

There are several photos of base facilities, the light side of the war, several of the B29s that were based out of Tinian, Saipan, and Guam. Also, several of the warbirds that crashed on landing or takeoff.

If, you, the visitor to this sight would happen to recognize anyone in these photos, I would like to hear from you, so I could put some names with the photos placed here. Maybe your father, grandfather, uncle or possibly a brother, or yourself shows up here. It would be an honor for me to place your name on this site as one of the heroes of this nation. We owe the men and women of that era a great deal of respect and thanks for keeping the aggression of Imperial Japan from our home in the USA.

Did your father, grandfather or other family member serve on Tinian Island during the war? If so you may find him listed in one of the recently added files on the 313th Bomb Wing Page. If so, we would enjoy hearing from you.