National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Jacob Beser served as a 1st lieutenant in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron’s Radar Section. He was the radar specialist aboard the Enola Gay bombing mission to Hiroshima and on Bockscar during the Nagasaki mission.
Preston Veltman was an American chemist. Veltman was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He studied at Michigan Technological University, and earned a Ph.
Julius “Osty” Ostspowicz was a glassblower in the Chemistry Division at the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory during the Manhattan Project.
