Here's some history for you folks

[stoney]

Hi Snuffy, I don't mean to jack your thred but here's some history on the 318th Fighter Group at Saipan.

 

[Snuffy]

Japanese submarine I-19 was the scourge of the Pacific.

By Glenn Barnett After the Great War, the leading naval powers met to try to avoid another ruinously expensive arms race and, hopefully, prevent future wars. Great Britain, the United States, France, Italy and Japan agreed to set limits on the number and sizes of warships that each nation could...

warfarehistorynetwork.com

 

[mav]

 

[Snuffy]

Lifting the Japanese Military

Japanese sealift capabilities were greatly depleted during the course of World War II in the Pacific.

warfarehistorynetwork.com

 

[Shadow Wolf 07]

Bitter, but it's history...

Cheers;
SWO7

 

[bearcat241]

Bitter, but it's history...

Thanks for sharing brother. Over the years I've often wanted more background details on the origins and development of the unit and how it's war record specifically served as a catalyst in Truman's military integration policy in '48.

CheerZ!

 

[Shadow Wolf 07]

Battle of the Philippine Sea: (Parts 1 & 2)

 

[Shadow Wolf 07]

Leyte Gulf:

 

[Shadow Wolf 07]

 

[stoney]

Here is a good video.