Oral History Interview with Leo Rose, November 12, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Leo Rose. Rose joined the Army Air Forces in early 1942. He served as a B-29 Bombardier and Navigator. Beginning in early 1944, he was assigned to a squadron and plane in Kansas, he does not note his squadron or group number. They were one of the first groups to fly the Superfortress and use the Norden Bombsight. They traveled to Saipan in the Mariana Islands. From these islands, Roses crew flew bombing missions across the Pacific to mainland Japan 37 times. He speaks of combat experiences with the Japanese Zero planes and kamikazes. He returned to the U.S. in 1945 and received his discharge