Nuclear Museum Logo
Nuclear Museum Logo

National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

James W. Strudwick

Bombardier on Necessary EvilHiroshima Mission

Nagasaki MissionTinian IslandWendover, UT
509th Composite GroupHiroshima MissionManhattan Project VeteranMilitary VeteranNagasaki Mission
The Necessary Evil

James W. Strudwick served as a captain in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. He was regularly assigned as a bombardier in the Up An’ Atom. Strudwick flew in the Necessary Evil during in the Hiroshima mission and the Enola Gay in the Nagasaki mission.

Related Profiles

Mathias A. Klinger

Chicago, IL

Mathias A. Klinger was a security guard at the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory (“Met Lab”) during the Manhattan Project.

Robert A. Lewis

Hiroshima Mission

Robert A. Lewis served as a captain in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron of the 509th Composite Group. He trained in Wendover, Utah before leaving for Tinian Island.

B. D. Ferguson

K-25 Plant

B. D. Ferguson worked for the Kellex Corporation at the K-25 Plant.

R. F. Gish

Hanford, WA