Richard Miller

“I was in the 469th Bombardment Group. We used to fly from India to China, over the Himalayas, over what they called 'the Hump.' We were supplying the Chinese and bombing the Japanese who were stationed there. The Himalayas were so high, it wasn't very effective. From there we went to Australia, and eventually to Tinian, where we had better access. The A-bomb was sent to Japan from that base on Tinian. They put it in the plane and away it went. So many people were killed. But that was war. That's what we call war.”