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Eugene S. Grennan

Flight Engineer on the Straight FlushHiroshima Mission

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

Eugene S. Grennan served as a 2nd lieutenant in the 509th Composite Group. He was the flight engineer on the Straight Flush during the Hiroshima mission.

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