World War II
Manera, L. D.
In 1945, John Russell (Russ) Kerr provided a poignant narrative of his experiences as a left gunner on the B-29 Super-fortress engaged in the struggle against Japanese forces. Stationed on Tinian Island in the Mariana Islands of the Pacific Ocean, Russ articulates his wartime journey through a series of handwritten letters addressed to his brother, Robert (Bob) Kerr, and their family in Detroit, Michigan.
Despite some letters enduring damage i...