Richard Keenan

Navy VeteranMarshall Islands

Military VeteranPacific Nuclear TestsPostwar Nuclear Program

Richard “Dick” Keenan served in the Navy on Kwajalein Island from January to June of 1946. He was involved with preparations for the Operations Crossroads nuclear tests. He sent letters from Kwajalein to his family, who preserved them.

Envelope mailed from Dick Kennan to his family

Letter from Dick Kennan to his family on June 30, 1946

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