Bockscar Crew

Standing (L-R) Capt. Beahan, Capt. Van Pelt, Jr., 1st Lt. Albury, 2nd Lt. Olivi, Maj. Sweeney
Kneeling (L-R) Staff Sgt. Buckley, Master Sgt. Kuharek, Sgt. Gallagher, Staff Sgt. DeHart, Sgt. Spitzer

Not in photo: Commander Ashworth and Lt. Jacob Beser

Military Orders and other documents

General Orders 8 --1.31 MB-- Issued by HQ 509TH COMPOSITE GROUP awards bronze star medals

Field Orders 13 dated 2 August 1945 -- 14.9 mByte -- Orders issued by the TWENTIETH AIR FORCE to attack targets in Japan on August 6, 1945 Primary: Hiroshima Industrial Area -- Secondary: Kokura Arsenal

Report Number 8 dated - Field Orders 13 - --490 KB-- Mission Planning Summary -- Special Bombing Mission, #13 Issued by the TWENTIETH AIR FORCE GUAM -- Mission Executed: 6 August 1945 -- Details the orders for the Hiroshima Raid

Report Number 9 - Field Orders 17 - --4.31 MB-- Mission Planning Summary -- Special Bombing Mission, #16 Issued by the TWENTIETH AIR FORCE GUAM -- Mission Executed: 9 August 1945 -- Details the orders for the Nagasaki Raid

Special Orders 6 --903 KB-- Issued by HQ 509TH COMPOSITE GROUP awards bronze star medals

Special Orders 12 --309 KB-- 12 January 1945

Special Orders 31 --6.82 MB-- 31 March 1945

Special Orders 109 --294 KB-- 19 April 1945

Special Orders 122 --532 KB-- 2 May 1945

Special Orders 168 --384 KB-- 17 June 1945

Special Orders 171 --941 KB-- 20 June 1945

History of the 509th Composite Group--4.93 MB-- History of the Group 1944- -----

Letter Authorizing Atomic Bombing of Japan--120 KB-- July 25, 1945 Letter from The War Department to General Spaatz authorizing the atomic bombing of Japan