While on Johnson Island, the B-29 plane was named. Rodenhouse and his crew
had all been smoking cigarettes at the time, some of which were: Chester
Fields, Old Gold, Camel's, and Lucky Strikes. After pondering for a moment,
Rodenhouse replied, "Lucky Strikes ... Hey, every time you fly and drop a
bomb, that's a strike mission, a lucky strike means you get back home. Let's
name it the Lucky Strike." So, with that, the B-29 airplane was named. Since
they were still on Johnson Island, the Navy painted the name, Lucky Strike,
in big letters on the side of the plane.
["Oral History - Mr. Robert Rodenhouse", Veteran's History Project, p. 7]
