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Joseph E. Westover

Commander of Strange CargoTinian Island

Wendover, UT
509th Composite GroupManhattan Project VeteranMilitary Veteran
The Strange Cargo

Joseph E. Westover served as a captain in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. He was the commander regularly assigned to the B-29 Strange Cargo.

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