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Coast Guardsmen and Marines team up as litter-bearing crews to bring out the American invaders who fell wounded in the invasion of Guam. |
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Preparing to place the Enola Gay over the bomb pit which contains Little Boy. It will then be lifted hydraulically into the bomb bay of the Enola Gay.
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One of the many types of leaflets which were dropped on Japanese cities warning them of impending bombings. The reverse had Japanese script saying that their cities would be destroyed if the war continued.
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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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Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, receipient of the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross, killed on Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945. |
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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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Smoke from burning Kobe, Japan looms through nose of B-29 |
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Major Robert K. Morgan, Pilot, "B-29 Dauntless Dotty" - Led first B-29 raid on Tokyo 24 Nov 44. Major Morgan was also the pilot of "The Memphis Belle" which returned to the United States after an operational tour in Europe. |
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Little known nose art which was painted on the co-pilot's side of the Enola Gay and later removed. |
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Secretary of War, Henry Stimson served under Both the Roosevelt and Truman Administrations. He was involved in both the Manhattan Project and the use of the atomic bombs. Due to his intervention, the city of Kyoto was removed from the cities targeted for atomic attacks.
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William "Deak" Parsons, officer in charge of Project Alberta, was responsible for arming Little Boy while on board the Enola Gay as it flew towards Hiroshima. For this he was awarded the Silver Star. |
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Installing two inch thick glazing for protection of the tail gunner on a B-29. The role of women during the war effort was most crucial. |
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