National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Attended Texas A&M University.
Rudolph H. Gerken served as a private first class in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. He was a member of the ground crew regularly assigned to the B-29 Bockscar.
Paul J. Esterline was an engineer. He attended Ohio State University for two years, and then attended the Chicago Technical Institute in the late 1920s, learned engineering drafting there.