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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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Operation Crossroads Cachet - U.S.S. Bladen (APA-63) - Postmarked Jan. 6, 1946 |
Operation Crossroads Cachet - U.S.S. Casconade (APA-85). Postmarked December 1945 |
Operation Crossroads Cachet - U.S.S. Catron (APA-71). Postmarked Feb. 16, 1946 |
Operation Crossroads Cachet - U.S.S. Crittenden (APA-77). Postmarked Apr. 11, 1946 |
Operation Crossroads Cachet - Bikini Atom Bomb Test - Postmarked June 29, 1946 |
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Operation Crossroads Cachet - U.S.S. YMS-358 - Postmarked June 8, 1946
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Operation Crossroads Cachet - U.S.S. LST 388 - Postmarked July 30, 1945
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Cachet Commemorating Defeat of Japan - Postmarked Sept. 2, 1945 |
Cachet Commemorating End of World War II - Postmarked August 14, 1945
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1984 509th Composite Group Reunion - l to r Joseph Papalia, Historian & Collector; Kermit Beahan, Bombardier on Bockscar; and Fred Olivi, Co-Pilot on Bockscar. |
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Gen. Arnold Addresses Men of the 58th Bomb Wing on Tinian Island - June 15, 1945 |
Official Roster - 58th Bomb Wing - Operation Crossroads - 1946 |
Operation Crossroads Cachet - U.S.S. Dawson (APA-79). Postmarked May 5, 1946 |
Operation Crossroads Cachet - U.S.S. Carlisle
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Deceased Members of the Enola Gay Crew - Page 1 of 2 |
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| Deceased Members of the Enola Gay Crew - Page 2 of 2 | Obituary - Richard Nelson - Radio Operator on the Enola Gay - 2/7/03 | Obituary - Richard Nelson - Radio Operator on the Enola Gay - 2/7/03 |
Obituary for Abe Spitzer of Bockscar - May 29, 1984 |
Obituary - Allen Nunn May - Former Soviet Espionage Agent - Manhattan Project |
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General Curtis LeMay - Commanding Officer - 20th Air Force - World War II - Pacific Theater (See Signed Card - Image #168 Below) |
Lt. General Jimmy Doolittle - Commanding Officer - 8th Air Force - World War II - Pacific Theater | General Lauris Norstad - Responsible for Planning Atomic Bomb Missions | V-J Day Celebration Ribbon - General Carl 'Tooey' Spaatz - 'Hometown Boy' of Boyertown, PA. | Brooklyn Technical High School - Class of 1938 - Class Photo of George R. Caron (lower right), Tail Gunner on the Enola Gay |
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| Official Memo to Los Alamos Residents Announcing Extreme Water Emergency - December 19, 1945 | Maj. Robert K. Morgan, Pilot of 'Dauntless Dotty', the B-29 that Led the First Raid on Tokyo, Japan - Nov. 24, 1944 | 20th Air Force Commemorative Card Signed by General Curtis LeMay, Commanding Officer of the 20th Air Force | Underwater Explosion - Operation Crossroads - Baker Test - Bikini Atoll - July 25, 1946 | Valentines Day Greetings From the Marianas - 1945 |
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| Butterfield's Auction House - San Francisco, CA - Bomb Plugs for the Little Boy Atomic Bomb - Statement of Authenticity Issued by Morris Jeppson, Radar Countermeasures Officer on the Enola Gay - Page 1 of 3 | Butterfield's Auction House - San Francisco, CA - Bomb Plugs for the Little Boy Atomic Bomb - Statement of Authenticity Issued by Morris Jeppson, Radar Countermeasures Officer on the Enola Gay - Page 2 of 3 | Butterfield's Auction House - San Francisco, CA - Bomb Plugs for the Little Boy Atomic Bomb - Statement of Authenticity Issued by Morris Jeppson, Radar Countermeasures Officer on the Enola Gay - Page 3 of 3 | Stamped Envelope From U.S.S. Indianapolis |
Obituary - Joseph A. Stiborik - June 30, 1984 |
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