678th BS 444th Bomb Group 

Harold Sheldon and crew with 'The Cajun Queen'

In August 1945 'The Cajun Queen' piloted by Lt. 'Tiny' Lamar became the first B-29 to land on the Japanese Home Islands. For more on this story see Lt. Lamar's letter to his wife and the statement of Lt. Mealer, the bombardier.

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