ANY WW2 Historians here??

a little WW11 personal stuff here. my dad was a young man in the 30's great depression era. his dad was a farmer and circuit horse and buggy preacher. my dad had a great interest in mechanics, but $$ and work was limited in rural s w Ga no doubt during that era. he joined the USMC then, which was more of being accepted than just joining . he went into aviation mechanics, even though I know before WW11, he fought in several small invasions. sorta Grenada type stuff. may dad was in his early 40's when I came along.

after leaving the service in '55, 4 years in WW11 and 1 in Korea took a great toll on him. he basically could not talk of it. I have a few phots of his squadron while in the Pacific. he was stationed in Japan for a while after the war. and photos he took of the countryside and locals while in Korea.

I find the aircraft of that period fascinating, while myself, I have never wanted to OFF the ground!!!!! many times I wished he could tell me of his experiences there, but...... about all he mentioned was flying in bombers with the guns removed doing aerial recon in Pacific,,,,, and young guys first coming to an island and drinking too much coconut juice and getting a bad case of the squits!!!! LOL ..... he would, could not..... he never sat foot on another plane.