This one deserves a bump. ANY of the American WWII veterans has my respect. Nice of you to do that.
We recently lost a family friend (who grew up with my departed Mom) that flew B-29's in the waning days of the war. During a Thanksgiving gathering he brought over aerial targeting photographs showing the before and after images after his squadron's bombing runs. Can't image what it's like when you're on the ground being rained on by 500lb and 1000lb gravity bombs.
-Dean