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Herbert H. Eilers

Military PoliceWendover, UT

Tinian Island
Military Veteran
Tinian Island Airfield in the South Pacific

Herbert Eilers was a part of the 509th Composite Group as a member of the Military Police from 1944 to 1945. He started his work at Wendover Field in Utah and travelled to Tinian Island with the 509th in preparation for the atomic assault on Japan.

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