Frank J. Fortine

X-UnitTinian Island

Wendover, UT

Manhattan Project VeteranMilitary PoliceProject AlbertaSpecial Engineer Detachment

Frank J. Fortine served in the Special Engineering Detachment and Project Alberta, the group that transported the first atomic bombs to Tinian Island.

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