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Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient and Supreme Allied Commander of the Southwest Pacific theater during WW II |
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Gen. Jonathan Wainwright, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient and Commander of the Allied Forces in the Philippines at the time of their surrender to Japan. His troops were later forced to march to POW camps in what was known as The Bataan Death March. Wainwright was held captive until the end of WW II.
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Gen. Leslie Richard Groves was the primary military leader in charge of the Manhattan Project to develop the atomic bomb during World War II |
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#1 Marines begin their landing assault on Iwo Jima |
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#2 Marines after landing on the beaches of Iwo Jima awaiting orders to move forward. |
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#3 Carrying the first flag up Mt Suribachi. |
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#4 First Flag Raisers coming under fire at the peak of Suribachi |
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#5 Tying the first flag to a piece of pipe in preparation for raising. |
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#6 The First flag raising on Mt. Suribachi |
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#7 One of the first flag raisers, Cpl. Charles W. Lindberg. |
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#8 The first flag is taken down while the second one goes up. |
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He made the ultimate sacrifice for his country |
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#10 Caring for the wounded on the beaches of Iwo Jima |
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Radio Message From Bockscar to Home Base at Tinian - Signed by Sgt. Abe Spitzer |
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LCDR Frederick Ashworth, Weaponeer on Bockscar, 2 Years Earlier on Guadalcanal - 1943 |
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B29's on Bombing Raid Over Japan - P51 Escort in Background |
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B29's Line Up for Takeoff - As Far as the Eye Can See!
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B29 Formation Passes By Mount Fuji |
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Hand Written Comments on Hiroshima Raid by Capt. Bob Lewis |
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Hand Written Comments on Hiroshima Raid by Capt. Bob Lewis - 1965 |
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Co-Pilot's Log on Hiroshima Mission - Page 8 - Capt. Bob Lewis |
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B29 Bombing Run Over Japan - Smoke Below and Flak in Upper Right |
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Brig. General Paul Tibbets - After the War |
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Bob Caron, Tail Gunner of the Enola Gay |
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Protestant Chaplain of the 509th - Col. William Downey |
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"Chariots of Destruction" - B29 Bombing Raid - Japan - 1945 |
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Maj. Charles Sweeney, Pilot of Bockscar |
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Church Service on Tinian - Photo Taken by Bob Caron |
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Col. Thomas Ferebee, Bombardier Enola Gay - After War |
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Air and Ground Crew of the Enola Gay - Signed by Col. Paul Tibbets |
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B29's Over Japan - Ominous Clouds in Distance - Fantastic Photo
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Enola Gay in Storage at Maryland Hangar Awaiting Restoration - Circa 1980's
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Enola Gay in Storage at Maryland Hangar Awaiting Restoration - Circa 1980's
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Enola Gay in Storage at Maryland Hangar Awaiting Restoration - Circa 1980's
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Enola Gay in Storage at Maryland Hangar Awaiting Restoration - Circa 1980's
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Hand Written Note From Wyatt Duzenbury, Flight Engineer on the Enola Gay
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Signed Photo of the Enola Gay Crew |
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