After the Pearl Harbor attack, Ben Kuroki would be the first Japanese-American war hero, surviving 58 missions as an aerial gunner. But he found himself at the center of controversy, as the lone spokesman against the racism faced by the thousands of Japanese-Americans.

Factual account of the experiences of B-29 Superfortress gun commander, Staff Sergeant Edward Heiberger. He heroically served in the Army-Air Force during World War II, successfully completing 35 combat missions from Saipan to Japan. Plus large picture sections and humorous stories. Heiberger was awarded five Air Medals, Distinguished Flying Cross and several other awards.

"On August 18, 1945--three days after Japan announced it would cease hostilities and surrender--U.S. Army Air Forces Sergeant Anthony J. Marchione bled to death in the clear, bright sky above Tokyo. Just six days after his twentieth birthday, Tony Marchione died like so many before him in World War II--quietly, cradled in the arms of a buddy who was powerless to prevent his death. Though heartbreaking for his family, Marchione's death would have been...