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Burdette R. McVay

Tinian Island

Burdette R. McVay served in the 320th Troop Carrier Squadron.

William J. Collinson

Tinian Island

William J. Collinson served as a 1st lieutenant in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. He was the navigator regularly assigned to the B-29 Some Punkins.

N. B. Newcomb

K-25 Plant

N. B. Newcomb worked for the Kellex Corporation at the K-25 Plant.

Barney J. O’Keefe

Tinian Island

Barney J. O’Keefe served in the military as an ensign during the war. He was a member of Project Alberta, the team that transported and assembled the two atomic bombs preceeding the August 1945 bombing missions on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.