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= __General Curtis LeMay__ =

===When World War II began General LeMay began training the 305th bombardment Group, however he didn't begin training them as a General but rather a lieutenant-colonel. He lead this bombardment to England on October 1942 as part of the 48th air force. While leading this group he began developing key defensive formations, such as the combat box, used by B-17s during missions to Europe. He was later promoted to Brigadier General on September 1943 for his great work with the 305th bombardment group. With the promotion, he also gained the responsibility to over see the 4th unit's transformation into the 3rd bomb division. Known for his bravery in combat, Lemay lead many missions, including the Pegensburg section of August 17, 1943, Schweinfurt-Pengensburg raid. Due to his sucess in Europe, LeMay was transferred to the China-Burma-India theater in August 1944 to command the new XX bomber command. His job required him to over see B-29 raids on islands in Japan but with the capture of the Marianas Islands LeMay was again transferred. This time he was transferred to the XXI bomber command on January 1945. LeMay regularly struck targets in Japanese cities and found that bombing was ineffective due to constant poor weather conditions. So following tactics by the British, Lemay's bombers began firebombing Japanese cities stricking down 64 cities before the wars end. Later he was referred to as the "Demon LeMay" by the Japanese after killing an estimated 330,000 people. However when questioned about the civilian killing and his part in it after the war he had this to say, "Killing Japanese didn't bother me very much at the time...I suppose if I had lost the war, I would have been tried as a war criminal...Every soldier thinks something of the moral aspects of what he is doing. But all war is immoral and if you let that bother you, your not a good soldier." -LeMay===