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Andrew Carol was a Staff Sergeant in the 393rd Bomber Squadron and the fitness instructor for the 509th Composite Group. He often gave athletic equipment to keep soldiers occupied on the long waits for the planes to return, and arranged ski trips on the weekends while they were at Wendover Field in Utah.

Andrew Carol’s Timeline
1945 Assigned to Wendover, UT with the 509th Composite Group.

1945 Jul Transferred to Tinian Island with the 509th Composite Group in preparation for the atomic strikes against Japan

Carol poses with the conventional bomb artwork "Fearless Phyllis" on Tinian Island. 

Honorable discharge certificate for Andrew Carol

Report of Separation for Andrew Carol

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