{"id":360,"date":"2022-02-06T19:42:50","date_gmt":"2022-02-06T19:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/?page_id=360"},"modified":"2022-02-12T18:27:50","modified_gmt":"2022-02-12T18:27:50","slug":"air-raids","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/index.php\/air-raids\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Raids"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"360\" class=\"elementor elementor-360\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0dae393 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0dae393\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ac8516\" data-id=\"7ac8516\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0270280 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0270280\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.5.6 - 28-02-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Isely Field was subjected to several successful Japanese air raids between November 1944 and January 1945.\u00a0 Some of these raids damaged or destroyed several B\u201129s, killed and injured men on the ground, and damaged facilities across the island. The next two images summarize these raids.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7409b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7409b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-618ed05\" data-id=\"618ed05\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19bf3de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19bf3de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.5.6 - 28-02-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"584\" height=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Air-Raid-Summary-781x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Air-Raid-Summary-781x1024.jpg 781w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Air-Raid-Summary-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Air-Raid-Summary-768x1006.jpg 768w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Air-Raid-Summary-1172x1536.jpg 1172w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Air-Raid-Summary-1563x2048.jpg 1563w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Air-Raid-Summary.jpg 1591w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Page 1 of Air Raids &amp; Attempted Air Raids Against Saipan. Source: Family collection of Sergeant Robert Robisch.\n<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b393c55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b393c55\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-842158a\" data-id=\"842158a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa967d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa967d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"584\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Air-Raid-Summary-p2-782x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Air-Raid-Summary-p2-782x1024.jpg 782w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Air-Raid-Summary-p2-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Air-Raid-Summary-p2-768x1006.jpg 768w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Air-Raid-Summary-p2-1172x1536.jpg 1172w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Air-Raid-Summary-p2-1563x2048.jpg 1563w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Air-Raid-Summary-p2.jpg 1596w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a7837f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a7837f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ca9b18\" data-id=\"1ca9b18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99d7a78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"99d7a78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"584\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330-SG-Air-Raid-Command-Post-1-Jan-45-1024x835.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330-SG-Air-Raid-Command-Post-1-Jan-45-1024x835.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330-SG-Air-Raid-Command-Post-1-Jan-45-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330-SG-Air-Raid-Command-Post-1-Jan-45-768x626.jpg 768w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330-SG-Air-Raid-Command-Post-1-Jan-45-1536x1253.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330-SG-Air-Raid-Command-Post-1-Jan-45-2048x1670.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/330-SG-Air-Raid-Command-Post-1-Jan-45-368x300.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The 330th ASG's Air Raid Command Post on 1 January 1945. This was constructed around the concrete remnants of a building built by the Japanese just north of the Hq &amp; Hq Squadron Mess Hall (which can be seen in the background to the right.)  Initially, preparations for air raids was not a high priority. This changed after the air raids began in November 1944.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0783b54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0783b54\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21ccfc5\" data-id=\"21ccfc5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bab1532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bab1532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"584\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Group-Hospital-and-Patient-Air-Raid-Shelter-Nov-44-cropped-1024x358.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Group-Hospital-and-Patient-Air-Raid-Shelter-Nov-44-cropped-1024x358.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Group-Hospital-and-Patient-Air-Raid-Shelter-Nov-44-cropped-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Group-Hospital-and-Patient-Air-Raid-Shelter-Nov-44-cropped-768x268.jpg 768w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Group-Hospital-and-Patient-Air-Raid-Shelter-Nov-44-cropped-1536x536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Group-Hospital-and-Patient-Air-Raid-Shelter-Nov-44-cropped-2048x715.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Group-Hospital-and-Patient-Air-Raid-Shelter-Nov-44-cropped-500x175.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Group Hospital and Patient Air Raid Shelter Nov 44. Source: Staff Sergeant George Koeing family photo collection.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d2cc5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d2cc5d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c58685d\" data-id=\"c58685d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77b3b80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77b3b80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many years after the war, Corporal Donald Dundon wrote about his experience during the 27 November 1944 Japanese air raid on Isely Field, Saipan.\u00a0 This is an excerpt from his notes.<\/p><p><em>&#8220;It was our custom during the noon hour to hurry though our meal in the mess hall and then grab a few minutes of sack time in our tents. At about five minutes before 1 p.m., we would all walk up to the flight line to our repair shops. And we were on double daylight-saving time. On this day, double daylight-saving time would mean a lot.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Our quick nap was interrupted by Japanese machine guns and the roar of a squadron of fighters. 17 Zekes had come in at sea level, under our radar and the first anyone knew about them was when they opened up on our B-29s. Fortunately, most of our airfield&#8217;s 180 bombers were in the air, on their way to bomb Japan.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Amidst the roar of airplanes and antiaircraft guns, I made my way to a foxhole I had prepared some weeks earlier. Thoroughly scared, I hunkered down in the hole and missed as lot of the action. When I did renew my courage and look out, I saw one Zeke taking evasive action over the sea as the antiaircraft guns tried to splash him down with hits below him.<\/em><\/p><p><em>I am not certain, but I think this was the plane that a few second later crash-landed on the ball field in the bomber squadron living area down the hill from us. The story goes that this pilot survived the crash, but as he tried to climb out of his burning cockpit, dozens of 30-cal. carbines fired in unison and the pilot fell back into the flames.<\/em><\/p><p><em>I never saw the Zeke fall that crashed on an empty hard stand, just across the taxiway from our sheet metal shop. The B-29 that was usually parked there was in the air near Japan.<\/em><\/p><p><em>After the all-clear was sounded, we headed for the flight line to see the damage. There were a number of cannon and machine gun bullet holes in our shop building to remind us of the benefits of double daylight-saving time. From the shop, we walked over to see the remains of the Zeke. I remember that the plane had come in pretty hard and there had been some fire. The pilot&#8217;s body was gruesome. He lay on the ground, a headless torso minus arms from the elbows down and legs that ended at the knees.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Today, I am surprised at how callous a 20-year-old I could be. Then, I was more bent on a souvenir. Looking back to the rear of the wreckage, I saw that the tailplane had not burned. Whipping out my pocketknife, I cut out a rough square of fabric and stuffed it in my pocket.\u00a0 When the day was over, I had determined to write a letter home on the back side of that fabric. I did so the next day, and to my surprise the military censors let it go through.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><p>Editor\u2019s note: Minor grammatical edits were made to the preceding text.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d49851 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d49851\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc87925\" data-id=\"fc87925\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e9ab79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e9ab79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"584\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zeke-itemc-1024x992.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zeke-itemc-1024x992.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zeke-itemc-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zeke-itemc-768x744.jpg 768w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zeke-itemc-1536x1488.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zeke-itemc-310x300.jpg 310w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zeke-itemc.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Letter written by Cpl Donald Dundon on a scrap of a fabric he took from the skin of a Japanese \"Zeke\" (Zero) fighter  that was shot down at Isley Field on 27 November 1944. Courtesy of Cpl Donald Dundon.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f67278d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f67278d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cc8bc8\" data-id=\"4cc8bc8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8991f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8991f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After the raid on 7 December 1944 \u201cnot a tent was without holes\u201d in the 330th ASG\u2019s area.\u00a0 For his actions during this raid, Sergeant Charles Nash won the Bronze Star for \u201cheroic achievement in connection with military operations against the enemy.\u201d\u00a0 Although he was a photographer, he volunteered to help the Fire Fighting Section after the Japanese attack set a number of B\u201129s on fire.\u00a0 His citation states:<\/p><p>\u201c<em>At great personal risk Sergeant Nash operated a water carrier and by doing so kept two fire crash trucks in operation. Much of the action occurred during continued enemy strafing.\u00a0 By his volunteer action, Sergeant Nash saved much valuable property and equipment for the government and probably prevented the loss of life that would have resulted from explosion of the gas-loaded planes<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b62d8bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b62d8bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4392e17\" data-id=\"4392e17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-958ed4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"958ed4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"584\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img804-839x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img804-839x1024.jpg 839w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img804-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img804-768x937.jpg 768w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img804-1259x1536.jpg 1259w, https:\/\/330thasg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/img804-1679x2048.jpg 1679w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sergeant Charles Nash receiving the Bronze Star for \u201cheroic achievement in connection with military operations against the enemy\u201d at an awards ceremony held 9 March 1945.  The man pinning the medal on Sergeant Nash is Brig. General \u201cRosie\u201d O\u2019Donnell, the commander of the 73rd Bomb Wing.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isely Field was subjected to several successful Japanese air raids between November 1944 and January 1945.\u00a0 Some of these raids damaged or destroyed several B\u201129s, killed and injured men on the ground, and damaged facilities across the island. 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