Nuclear Museum Logo
Nuclear Museum Logo

National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

John A. Wilson

Aircraft Commander on Jabit IIIHiroshima Mission

Tinian IslandWendover, UT
509th Composite GroupHiroshima MissionManhattan Project VeteranMilitary Veteran
North Airfield at Tinian Island.

John A. Wilson served as a captain in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. He was the aircraft commander on the B-29 Jabit III on the Hiroshima mission.

Related Profiles

David Rogers

Los Alamos, NM

Ralph G. Steinhardt, Jr.

Los Alamos, NM

Ralph Steinhardt was a member of the Special Engineer Detatchment (SED) at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project.

C. L. Stewart

Oak Ridge, TN

C. L. Stewart worked for the Union Carbide & Carbon Corporation.

R. F. Maness

Y-12 Plant

R. F. Maness worked for the Tennessee Eastman Corporation at the Y-12 Plant.