Details:

Dutch Van Kirk autographed Americana Series First Day Cover, postmarked in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 5, 1976. The cover commemorates the "Right of the People Peaceably to Assemble" 9¢ definitive coil stamp and is additionally inscribed, "Navigator - Enola Gay."

Fine condition.

Theodore Jerome "Dutch" Van Kirk (1921-2014) was the navigator aboard the Boeing B-29 *Enola Gay* during the historic atomic bombing mission over Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Working alongside pilot Colonel Paul W. Tibbets and bombardier Thomas Ferebee, Van Kirk successfully navigated the aircraft on one of the most consequential missions of World War II. Following the war, he earned a degree in chemical engineering, built a successful business career, and later became one of the last surviving crew members to share firsthand accounts of the mission that helped bring the war in the Pacific to an end.

Authentication:
Includes a full letter of authenticity from JG Autographs, Inc.

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Reference sku: 11699 1417690-1