George Caron – Enola Gay Tail Gunner – Autographed World War II Canadian First Day Cover

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George Caron, B-29 crew member, signed First Day of Issue Canadian cover commemorating World War II (1939–1945), issued November 10, 1989. The cover features wartime imagery and Canadian postage, postmarked Ottawa, Ontario, on the official day of issue.

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George R. Caron (1919–1995) was a United States Army Air Forces crew member who served aboard the B-29 Bockscar during the Nagasaki atomic bomb mission on August 9, 1945. He was positioned as tail gunner and eyewitness to the detonation, later providing firsthand accounts of the mission. Caron remained an important historical witness to the final atomic strike of the war.

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George Caron – Enola Gay Tail Gunner – Autographed World War II Canadian First Day Cover

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