Lt. John R. Murtha in the cockpit of P-38L Lightning on Mindoro He turned 21 on August 15, 1945 the day the Japanese surrendered.
He was one of the many 8th FG pilots who escorted a flight of two Betty bombers with the Japanese surrender delegation that landed at Ie Shima off Okinawa. Credit: 36th FS Date: 1945
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