Francis J. Schramke

Ground Crew on Top SecretTinian Island

Wendover, UT

509th Composite GroupManhattan Project VeteranMilitary Veteran

Francis J. Schramke served as a private first class in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. He was a member of the ground crew regularly assigned to the B-29 Top Secret.

Related Profiles

Walter Bartky

Chicago, IL

Walter Bartky (1901-1958) was an American educator and mathematician. He did both his undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Chicago.

Myron B. Hawkins

X-10 Graphite Reactor

Attended Purdue University.

Omar C. Strickland served as a technical sergeant in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. He was the regularly assigned radio operator for the Big Stink, and he and his crew were later reassigned to Luke the Spook.

Douglas V. Watrous

Hanford, WA