6 August 1945 President Truman's announcement on the use of the Atomic Bomb at Hiroshima, Japan. |
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Upper left: The bomb "Little Boy." Middle right: Crew of the Enola Gay; Standing: Lt. Col. John Porter, ground maintenance officer; Capt. Theodore J. Van Kirk, navigator; Maj. Thomas W. Ferebee, bombardier; Col. Paul Tibbets, pilot and commander of 509th Group; Capt. Robert A. Lewis, copilot; and Lt. Jacob Beser, radar countermeasure officer. Kneeling: Sgt. Joseph Stiborik, radar operator; SSgt. George R Caron, tail gunner; Pfc. Richard H Nelson, radio operator; Sgt. Robert H. Shumard, assistant engineer; and SSgt Wyatt Duzenbury, flight engineer. Col. Porter was not on the aircraft during the flight. Bottom left: The remains of the city of Hiroshima, Japan. Bottom right: President Harry S. Truman.