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Norman W. Ray

Commander of the Necessary EvilTinian Island

Wendover, UT
509th Composite GroupManhattan Project VeteranMilitary Veteran
North Airfield at Tinian Island.

Norman W. Ray served as a captain in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron.

C-14 Crew on Tinian. Ray is standing in the top row, third from the left. Photo courtesy of Richard H. Campbell and the Janet Chapman Pence Collection from the Air Force Museum.

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