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Oscar J. Thigpen

Ground Crew on Top SecretTinian Island

Wendover, UT
509th Composite GroupManhattan Project VeteranMilitary Veteran
The Top Secret

Oscar J. Thigpen served as a corporal in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. He was a member of the ground crew regularly assigned to the B-29 Top Secret.

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