Merriam Press World War 2 Memoir Series This is the story of the author's father's service in WWII as a Seabee in the US Navy. And it is also the story of the war in the Pacific, in particular the invasion and capture of Tinian and, later, Okinawa. Also told is the story of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress and the men and women who built and flew the heavy bomber, from airfields in the Pacific, built by the Seabees. Contents Tinian Island Training of a USNCB Boeing B-29 Superfortress Naval Engagement with the Japanese Mobile Fleet Tinian's Capture Seabees Land on Tinian Miracle of Construction B-29 Operations Okinawa The War Ends Peace in the Pacific Sources 320 photos, drawings, maps, documents