[Ara1]

Thanks for taking the time to share those stories, CC. I have a 1969 hardcover book called "Pacific Island Battlefields" and I'll have to check if your atoll is covered. The photos are excellent and comprehensive. "After the Battle" mags (and books) also do great coverage.

We are about the same age. In 74 and 75 I was putting together my first Snap Tite Tiger and Patton tanks with a buddy, getting into armor in the backyard battlefields that rank with my fondest memories. Ah, the old days...

Back to the Ki-44 and lamenting it's delay...