How Unexpected!

[rain_gryphon]

So, I was reading up on the Battle of Midway, preparatory to pestering my congressmen about a posthumous Medal of Honor for Wade McCluskey, and I came across something completely unexpected, and wonderful. Air Commander Genda, who led the attack on Pearl Harbor, and who commanded the planes of Carrier Division One (Kaga and Akagi, both obliterated by McCluskey's squadron), survived the war, and eventually became the overall head of the Japanese Air Force. He became staunchly pro-American, enough so that we ended up awarding an honourary Legion of Merit cross to the guy who led the assault on Pearl Harbor. That absolutely delights me!