A wartime unit history of the 345th Bombardment Group, 'The Air Apaches, 1942 to 1945,' published in the group's own newsletter on 29 August 1945. The article traces the unit's path from activation in South Carolina through combat over New Guinea, Rabaul, and New Britain, culminating in its historic escort of the Japanese surrender delegation's aircraft over Ie Shima earlier that month -- a firsthand account written by the airmen who lived this history. Project: 218204