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Ellsworth T. Carrington

Co-Pilot on the Jabit IIIHiroshima Mission

Tinian IslandWendover, UT
509th Composite GroupHiroshima MissionManhattan Project VeteranMilitary Veteran
North Airfield at Tinian Island.

Ellsworth T. Carrington served as a 2nd lieutenant in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. He was the co-pilot on the Jabit III during the Hiroshima mission.

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