re: Sept 9, 1942 - US Mainland Bombed by Japanese

There’s more to this story. The pilot always felt terrible about making this bombing run and many years later came back to the town to offer his 400-year old samurai sword that had been passed down in his family as a sign of his regret. Recall reading that he expected to be horribly chastised and planned to commit seppuku with the sword if it wasn’t accepted. The town actually gave him a key to the “city”. He also donated money and such to the town leading up to his visit.