The Japanese made a total of 82 air raids against the strips at Morotai, from September 15, 1944 to February 1, 1945. reaching a peak in November 1944 with a raid every day. Tokyo radio dubbed Morotai "graveyard of the 13th Air Force". Dena "Thumper" Huitt, 41st FS adds:
"We lost several planes by Japanese bombing raids at Morotai. There were only about two nights during November that we didn't have a red alert. Lots of foxhole time! One night a bomb landed in a foxhole in the enlisted men's area and killed four of our men."
Some of the units stationed on the island were the the 13th Army-Air Force(the Jungle Air Force), the 38th Photo reconnaisance Sq., the 347th Fighter Group, 5th U.S. Army-Air Force, 67th Fighter Squadron(P-38s) Feb 12, 1945 - Mar 21, 1945, the 41st Fighter Squadron (P-47s), the 35th Fighter Group HQ (September 27, 1944 - Oct., 1945), the 371st & 372d Bomber Squadrons, the 307th Bomber Group(B-24s) November, 1944 - September 1, 1945,• 418th Night Fighter Squadron (P-61s-"Black Widows") 28 September-26 December 1944.
The Japanese made a total of 82 air raids against the strips at Morotai, from September 15, 1944 to February 1, 1945. reaching a peak in November 1944 with a raid every day. Tokyo radio dubbed Morotai "graveyard of the 13th Air Force". Dena "Thumper" Huitt, 41st FS adds:
"We lost several planes by Japanese bombing raids at Morotai. There were only about two nights during November that we didn't have a red alert. Lots of foxhole time! One night a bomb landed in a foxhole in the enlisted men's area and killed four of our men."
Some of the units stationed on the island were the the 13th Army-Air Force(the Jungle Air Force), the 38th Photo reconnaisance Sq., the 347th Fighter Group, 5th U.S. Army-Air Force, 67th Fighter Squadron(P-38s) Feb 12, 1945 - Mar 21, 1945, the 41st Fighter Squadron (P-47s), the 35th Fighter Group HQ (September 27, 1944 - Oct., 1945), the 371st & 372d Bomber Squadrons, the 307th Bomber Group(B-24s) November, 1944 - September 1, 1945,• 418th Night Fighter Squadron (P-61s-"Black Widows") 28 September-26 December 1944.