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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.

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