National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Richard “Dick” H. Nelson served as a private first class in the 509th Composite Group. He was the radio operator on the Enola Gay during its mission to Hiroshima.
In a communication to Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation, General Leslie Groves gave instruction to discontinue work on the Y-12 Alpha 1 4-J unit, and, authorized Westinghouse Electric Corporation to hire additional draftsmen to accelerate the Y-12 Alpha 2 30-J uranium enrichment program at Oak Ridge, TN.
V. Brower served in the 509th Headquarters and Base Services Squadron.
