The Death of Ralph Stone

After the armistice, Ralph continued to serve until 1947, flying for various units. He learned more about the island campaigns as the Allies fought their way, island by island, across the Pacific, toward Japan. He also learned of the firebombing of almost 70 Japanese cities before the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and he began to question those tactics. Ralph came to believe that there had been a significant and crucial erosion of respect for human life during the war. When he returned t...