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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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| General Order #71 Awarding Distinguished Flying Cross to Members of Bockscar | General Order #71 Awarding Distinguished Flying Cross to Members of Bockscar | Col. Paul Tibbets in Front of Enola Gay | Postcard Featuring Wendover Field, Utah | Col. Paul Tibbets Congratulating Maj. Charles Sweeney, Pilot of Bockscar, Upon Return From Nagasaki |
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| Obituary for Capt. Bob Lewis, Co-Pilot of Enola Gay | B-29 "Straight Flush" | Takeoff of Bockscar - Recollections of Frederick Ashworth, Weaponeer | Takeoff of Bockscar - Recollections of Maj. Chuck Sweeney, Pilot | Observations of Nagasaki Bomb Drop - Signed by Maj. Charles Sweeney, Pilot of "Bockscar" |
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| Photo of B29 Signed by Col. Paul Tibbets | Photo of B29 Signed by Capt. Bob Lewis | Photo of Enola Gay Signed by Col. Paul Tibbets | Col. Paul Tibbets With Ground Crew of the Enola Gay | Operation Crossroads Cachet - Washington, DC - June 30, 1946 |
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| Pilot Waving From 58th Wing Plane - Operation Crossroads | Operation Crossroads Cachet - July 1, 1946 (2,000 carried on Dave's Dream) | Operation Crossroads Cachet - July 1, 1946 (Back of #123 Envelope) | Operation Crossroads Cachet - U.S.S. Anderson - July 2, 1946 |
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| Operation Crossroads Cachet - U.S.S. Bexar - June 15, 1946 | Operation Crossroads Cachet - Admiral Blandy - Nov. 26, 1946 | Operation Crossroads Cachet - U.S.S. Mustin - Apr. 20, 1946 | Operation Crossroads Cachet - U.S.S. Nevada - June 30, 1946 (Target Ship for the Bomb Drop) | Operation Crossroads Cachet - U.S.S. Pennsylvania - May 13, 1946 |
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| Operation Crossroads Cachet - U.S.S. Kenneth Whiting - May 29, 1946 | Operation Crossroads Cachet - U.S.S. Walke - July 1, 1946 | Operation Crossroads Cachet - U.S.S. Mt. McKinley (Flagship) - July 1, 1946 | Operation Crossroads Cachet - U.S.S. Burleson - June 14, 1946 |
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| Operation Crossroads Cachet - U.S.S. Independence - June 30, 1946 | Operation Crossroads Cachet - U.S.S. Haven (Hospital Ship) - July 1, 1946 | Operation Crossroads Cachet - U.S.S. Blue Ridge - July 1, 1946 | Operation Crossroads Cachet - U.S.S. Dawson - June 6, 1946 |
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