2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - USA-0234v2 RC Transformation in Puerto Rico AFRC Ceiba,PR - 41 - RC Transformation in Puerto Rico\Ceiba

2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - USA-0234v2 RC Transformation in Puerto Rico AFRC FT Allen, PR - 41 - RC Transformation in Puerto Rico\Fort Allen

2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - USA-0234v2 RC Transformation in Puerto Rico AFRC Fort Bucha - 41 - RC Transformation in Puerto Rico\Fort Buchanon

2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - USA-0234v2 RC Transformation in Puerto Rico AFRC Mayaguez, PR - 41 - RC Transformation in Puerto Rico\Mayaguez

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John G. Solis of Irving, Texas. He discusses enlisting in the U.S. Navy on September 17, 1942, and was sent to the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas for bootcamp. In bootcamp Mr. Solis talks about learning to shoot rifles by shooting clay pigeons and presentations held to teach how to identify enemy aircraft. While learning to fly, Mr. Solis was assigned to Bombing Squadron 1. In 1944 Mr. Solis ended up with the Torpedo Squadron 100 flying torpedo planes in Oahu, Hawaii. His squadron never saw combat, but he did witness U.S. ships getting destroyed by Kamikaze planes during the Okinawa invasion. He helped in some Naval strikes in Japan from March to June of 1945 before returning to the states for leave. Mr. Solis was still at home on leave when the war officially ended, and he was discharged on September 14th of 1948 due to signing up for a 6-year contract instead of the normal 4-year one.