Honorary member of the 509th Composite Group
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Photo of Fat Man Signed by Cdr. Ashworth & Maj. Sweeney


Lt. Fred Olivi Leaning Out of Window of The Great Artiste.


Letter from Sgt. Ray Gallagher, Asst. Flt. Engr. on "Bockscar" - Page 1


Letter from Sgt. Ray Gallagher, Asst. Flt. Engr. on "Bockscar" - Page 2


Hiroshima Bomb Damage


Hiroshima Strike Photo


Insignia Change After Hiroshima Mission


Hand-Written Thoughts on Nagasaki Mission - Kermit Beahan, Bombardier - Bockscar


Hand-Written Thoughts on Nagasaki Mission - Kermit Beahan, Bombardier - Bockscar


Hand-Written Thoughts on Nagasaki Mission - Kermit Beahan, Bombardier - Bockscar


Signed Photo of "Little Boy" Bomb


Manhattan Patch


Letter From General Mark Clark - Views on Use of the Bombs


Prayer Read to the Crew of the Enola Gay Prior to Take Off - Signed by Chaplain Downey


Nagasaki Bomb Damage - Signed by Maj. Charles Sweeney, Pilot of Bockscar


B29's on Tinian Island


The Officer Crew of the Enola Gay - Signed by All 4 Members


Two Poems Related to the Secret Mission of the 509th


Debriefing Meeting Following Hiroshima Mission - Rare Signed Photo


Joe Papalia and Jacob Beser at 1984 509th CG Reunion


Joe Papalia and Thomas Ferebee at 1995 509th CG Reunion


Hand-Written Comments from Bob Lewis, Co-Pilot of the Enola Gay, After Hiroshima Bomb Drop


1935 U. S. One Dollar Bill ("Short-Snorter") Signed by Crew Members of the Enola Gay


1935 U. S. One Dollar Bill ("Short-Snorter"}Signed by Crew Members of Bockscar


Cachet Signed by Sgt. Ray Gallagher, Asst. Flight Engineer of Bockscar.


Zenji Abe, was the leader of a dive bomber squadron at Pearl Harbor.  He is standing in front of an Aichi bomber, the type that he flew from the carrier Akagi to attack the US Light Cruiser Raleigh in Pearl Harbor.

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