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[Serviceman Dave Gibson with Kugisho MXY7 Model 22 Ohka (Cherry Blossom) flying bomb]
Photograph of U.S. Navy serviceman Dave Gibson with a Kugisho MXY7 Model 22 Ohka (Cherry Blossom) flying bomb, Japan, circa 1945-1952. Inscription: "Dave. Japan." Inscription on verso: "Dave Gibson. Boca [Baka] Bomb. Yokasuki."
[Servicemen posing with Kugisho P1Y1 Model 11 Ginga (Milky Way) Frances aircraft at airplane graveyard, Yokosuka, Japan]
Photograph of American servicemen posing with a Kugisho P1Y1 Model 11 Ginga (Milky Way) Frances aircraft at an airplane graveyard, Yokosuka, Japan, circa 1945-1952. Jerry Michaud and two other servicemen are identified in the handwritten captions.Inscription: "Japan. Cass, me, Pignatro."Inscription on verso: "Jap Plane in grave yard. Crew on top."
[Servicemen posing with crashed Martin PBM-5 Mariner]
Photograph of servicemen posing with a crashed Martin PBM-5 Mariner flying boat, Yokosuka, Japan, circa 1945-1952. Handwritten captions identify the men by first name or nickname.Inscription on verso: "Jig-6 on the ramp. Yokasuka [Yokosuka]."
[Teletype printout of news story about Tokyo bombing mission, November 24, 1944]
Teletype printout of a news story by Mac R. Johnson, United Press war correspondent, describing a bombing mission against Tokyo, Japan on November 24, 1944. Johnson accompanied the crew of "Little Gem," a Boeing B-29 Superfortress, during the mission and recounts his experiences.