Architect. His impressions of General Curtis LeMay in the Pacific Theater during World War II. His assignment to Saipan, Mariana Islands, for bombing operations against the Japanese homeland, December, 1944; failures of the 58th Bomb Wing in the CBI; failure of attempts to bomb Japan from bases in China; LeMay’s arrival in the Marianas and changes in bombing techniques; the thirty-five mission limitation and improvement in aircrew morale; his functions as a B-29 navigator; LeMay’s decision to conduct incendiary night raids at 5,000 feet; strategic importance of Iwo Jima for bomber crews; his assessment of how LeMay’s policies made a decided difference in ending the war.