Dad was stationed on Tinian flying B29's and was the squadron navigator/bombardier for 6th Bomb Group. He flew the photo op over Hiroshima on the day after the bomb. Many of the pic copies you'll see on E Bay etc were taken on that mission. Dad knew Tibbetts, Ferebee and Van Kirk although he didn't fly with them. I was able to get Paul Tibbetts to autograph his 2002 book on the 509th Group with a personal message to Dad and I gave him the book on Father's Day two years before he passed. As I write this his book is on the sofa with me and I can still see his eyes light up when he opened its wrapping and read the writing. Dad never talked much about his war experiences except when I asked but he was so very proud of what those MEN did.
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