Al Schutte from Ohio has researched and written about more than 1,200 WWII fallen, focusing on those who served in B-29 Superfortresses.

 

Here is a link to one of of Al's favorite stories:

 

Captain Hugh Roper was a B-17 pilot who was lost on the infamous August 1, 1943 Ploesti Mission. It was his 25 mission, after which he would have met the requirements to go back home: https://www.fold3.com/page/638677486/hugh-r-roper/stories