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James S. Duva

Navigator on the Jabit IIIHiroshima Mission

Tinian IslandWendover, UT
509th Composite GroupHiroshima MissionManhattan Project VeteranMilitary Veteran
James S. Duva. Image courtesy of Lisa Duva.

James S. Duva served as a 2nd lieutenant in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. He was the navigator on the B-29 Jabit III on the Hiroshima mission.

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