William Chaffin Boone Jr. (1924-2009) - Find A Grave Memorial

USAAF Bombardier Class 44-13, San Angelo Army Air Field, Texas

315th Bomb Wing, XXI Bomber Command, 20th AF, Guam, Mariana Islands, PTO.

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Guam's history is one of bloodshed and celebration, hardship and prosperity. It's also one of significant events that would later alter the course of history.

MISSION #328: During the night of 14-15 August 1945, service-members at Northwest Field Guam, saw the launch of 143 B-29 Superfortress aircraft assigned to the 315th Bombardment Wing for what would become the last combat mission of World War II.

The mission would be the longest continuous mission ever attempted by the 20th Air Force, logging more than 17 hours of flight and covering a distance of 3,760 miles to destroy the largest remaining oil reserves in Japan, at Akita.

William C Boone Jr