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Claude R. Eatherly

Commander on the Straight FlushHiroshima Mission

Tinian IslandWendover, UT
509th Composite GroupHiroshima MissionManhattan Project VeteranMilitary Veteran
Straight Flush

Claude R. Eatherly served as a major in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. He was the commander on the Straight Flush during the Hiroshima mission.

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