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Robert E. Hayes

Marshall Islands

Robert “Bob” Hayes worked as an airplane mechanic on Kwajalein Island, maintaining Boeing B-29s. He talks about life in the Pacific during World War II, being trained to use a flamethrower on Iwo Jima, maintaining complicated airplane engines, and witnessing the Bikini Atoll nuclear tests.

John S. Kermes

Los Alamos, NM

Farron Benjamin

Tinian Island

Farron Benjamin served in the last year of the war with the 1027th Air Material Squadron of the 509th Composite Group, first in Wendover, Utah, before transferring to Tinian Island.

W. A. Blanton

Research & Development/300 Area

Blanton worked at the 300 Area at Hanford during the Manhattan Project.