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George Marquardt

World War II · US Army · Captain

Rank: Captain
United States of America

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Atomic Burst. At The Time This Photo Was Made, Smoke Billowed 20,000 Feet Above Hiroshima While Smoke From The Burst Of The First Atomic Bomb Had Spread Over 10,000 Feet On The Target At The Base Of The Rising Column. August 5, 1945. Two Planes Of The - Page 1Atomic Burst. At The Time This Photo Was Made, Smoke Billowed 20,000 Feet Above Hiroshima While Smoke From The Burst Of The First Atomic Bomb Had Spread Over 10,000 Feet On The Target At The Base Of The Rising Column. August 5, 1945. Two Planes Of The - Page 1
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Atomic Burst. At The Time This Photo Was Made, Smoke Billowed 20,000 Feet Above Hiroshima While Smoke From The Burst Of The First Atomic Bomb Had Spread Over 10,000 Feet On The Target At The Base Of The Rising Column. August 5, 1945. Two Planes Of The - Page 2Atomic Burst. At The Time This Photo Was Made, Smoke Billowed 20,000 Feet Above Hiroshima While Smoke From The Burst Of The First Atomic Bomb Had Spread Over 10,000 Feet On The Target At The Base Of The Rising Column. August 5, 1945. Two Planes Of The - Page 2
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Bombing Of Hiroshima, Japan With The First Atomic Bomb On August 5, 1945. Two Planes Of The 509Th Composite Group, Part Of The 313Th Wing Of The 20Th Air Force, Participated In This Mission; One To Carry The Bomb, The Other To Act As Escort. - Page 1Bombing Of Hiroshima, Japan With The First Atomic Bomb On August 5, 1945. Two Planes Of The 509Th Composite Group, Part Of The 313Th Wing Of The 20Th Air Force, Participated In This Mission; One To Carry The Bomb, The Other To Act As Escort. - Page 1
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Letter Received From General Thomas T. Handy To General Carl Spaatz Authorizing The Dropping Of The First Atomic Bomb. Japan. - Page 1Letter Received From General Thomas T. Handy To General Carl Spaatz Authorizing The Dropping Of The First Atomic Bomb. Japan. - Page 1
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Letter Received From General Thomas T. Handy To General Carl Spaatz Authorizing The Dropping Of The First Atomic Bomb. Japan. - Page 2Letter Received From General Thomas T. Handy To General Carl Spaatz Authorizing The Dropping Of The First Atomic Bomb. Japan. - Page 2
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US, WWII European Theater Army Records, 1941-1946
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B-29 Aircraft "Necessary Evil"
Blog: "The story of the B-29 Navigator who photographed the first nuclear mission"
Atomic Heritage Org
https://www.pristineauction.com/a847189-Russell-Gackenbach-Signed-11-x-14-Photo-Inscribed-Navigator-Necessary-Evil-Hiroshima-6-August-1945-PSA-COA