Details:

James L. Van Pelt and Roy Gallagher autographed commemorative cover honoring the 50th anniversary of the 509th Composite Group, postmarked at Wendover Station, Utah, on August 25, 1990. Van Pelt has signed in blue ink, while Gallagher has signed beneath in black ink.

Fine condition.

James L. Van Pelt served with the historic 509th Composite Group, the highly secretive Army Air Forces unit created to deliver the world’s first operational atomic weapons during World War II. Based at Wendover Field, Utah, the 509th trained extensively before deploying to Tinian Island, where it carried out the atomic bombing missions against Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.

Roy Gallagher also served with the 509th Composite Group during World War II. Formed under the command of Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, the 509th Composite Group was the only military unit specifically organized, trained, and equipped to employ atomic weapons in combat, fundamentally altering the course of World War II and modern history.

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Reference sku: 11644 1416720-1