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Joseph Papalia Collection
| Joseph Papalia is
a former history teacher and a recently retired Probation Officer living in Long Island, NY. He holds a
Masters Degree in Political Science from Queens College, NY. He began
collecting Presidential Documents in the early seventies and gradually
specialized in the field of the atomic missions of World War II. Since
1984, he has attended many of the reunions of the 509th Composite Group,
written articles which were both published in magazines and collectors
newsletters, and given presentations at various organizational functions.
He is still an active collector and can be reached at his e-mail address.
jpap@worldnet.att.net Note: There are two ways to view the photos in this gallery. You may "click" on any of the small images below to go to a full-page image along with an expanded caption. You may also navigate forward and backward from each of the full-page images. |
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| Spectators during game at Walsh Field (not clear picture) (Paul Metro Collection) | Harold Kimme standing by nose of C-54 (Paul Metro Collection) | Paul Metro winding his watch (Paul Metro Collection) | Fire boat manned by unknown Navy man (Paul Metro Collection) | Tinian natives installing walkways (Paul Metro Collection) |
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| Tinian natives being transported to base work on back of 2/12 ton truck (Paul Metro Collection) | Paul Metro standing outside of living quarters (Paul Metro Collection) | Harold Kimme standing outside of living quarters. (393rd radar).(Paul Metro Collection) | Down by Tinian Town seaport (Paul Metro Collection) |
W.W. II notice to appear for physical prior
to induction into the US armed services
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| Cdr. Frederick Ashworth being photographed and interviewed in front of the Enola Gay | Lt. Cdr. Frederick Ashworth, Commander of Torpedo Squadron 11 at the controls of his Grumman Avenger; Guadalcanal 1943 | Operations Officer and Deputy Commander of Los Alamos Technical Team - Project Alberta; Cdr. Ashworth and his asst. Ensign Don Mastick at work on Tinian | B-29 of the 19th Bomb Group - 315th Bomb Wing - somewhere over Japan | Plugs used to make safe (Green) and arm (Red) the Little Boy bomb during the mission to Hiroshima |
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| (Side View) Plugs used to make safe (Green) and arm (Red) the Little Boy bomb during the mission to Hiroshima | Safe Plug (Green) used on Fat Man bomb during Nagasaki mission - Now in West Point Museum | Safe Plug (Green) used on Fat Man bomb during Nagasaki mission - Now in West Point Museum | Weaponeer Frederick Ashworth and Electronics Test Officer Philip Barnes certify safe plug (Green) used on Fat Man during Nagasaki Mission | Green safe plug previously owned by Philip Barnes is now in the Truman Library |
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| Green safe plug owned by Frederick Ashworth, given to Gen. Leslie Groves who in turn presented it to the West Point Museum | 504th BG over Osaka, Japan. Dark shadows on aircraft originally thought to be oil leaks are in fact caused by the B-29 above it which took the picture | B-29 on mission with Mount Fuji in the background | Coast Guardsmen helping to evacuate wounded marines from Guam | Photo of 509th Composite Group reunion taken October 10, 2003 at D-Day Museum, New Orleans, LA |
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| Loading a two ton bomb on Organ Annie (468th BG). | Flyer (August 14, 1945) announcing baseball game between 58th BW and 313th BW on Tinian. Names on roster are those of professional leaguers who toured and played for the troops | Looking inside of Camp Churo where the native inhabitants were housed until the end of the war | 393rd radar personnel on site seeing tour of Tinian | Men of the Radar Section of the 509th - "Click" on image above for the identities of the men. |
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| 505th BG 315th BW based at North Field, Tinian | 509 Composite Group area. Plane with the arrow on it's tail is the Enola Gay | Calvin Anstine in front of destroyed Japanese tank | Calvin Anstine standing by Papua tree. Living quarters are visible in background | Camp Churo, where island inhabitants were housed until the end of the war |
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