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Francis D. Thornhill

Navigator on the Straight FlushHiroshima Mission

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

Francis D. Thornhill served as a captain in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. He was the navigator on the Straight Flush during the Hiroshima mission.

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