Chapter 7: " This Is It, Boys"

Louie and his crew got to Oahu, which was pretty torn up from a Japanese attack. They did not see much action. Instead, they listened to lectures, and did training exercises. They played tricks on each other, such as getting each other sick on the plane. They finally were told to fly to Midway, where they learned that they were going to burn down a Japanese base on Wake-Atoll. They were going to carry out the mission that night when the Japanese were all asleep.

Louie's crew bombed Wake that night, along with dozens of other B-24s, and barely made the trip back to Midway without running out of fuel. They were greeted very warmly when they reached home, and were said to be heroes.