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Howard C. Bush Collection
Los Alamos Military Police
 Col.
Howard C. Bush. During World War II, Col. Bush was a 1st Lieutenant
and then a Captain assigned to the Manhattan Engineer District at Los
Alamos. He was the Commanding Officer of the Base Camp at Trinity
Site and had overall responsibility for security. He retired from
the Army in 1963 and died in August 1995. Marvin Davis, a former
member of the mounted military police at Los Alamos and Trinity, has
provided this collection of photos and documents for publication here.
Mr. Davis maintained a friendship with Howard Bush after the war.
When Mr. Bush passed away, his wife sent the mementos to Marvin Davis.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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| Lt. Howard C. Bush and Squad of Mounted Military Police - On Patrol West of Los Alamos in Jemez Mountains - October 1944 | These are the identities of the men shown in Photo #1 - Personal note by then Lt. Howard Bush | Lt. Howard Bush Shown Here With His Horse 'Honesty' During Polo Match at Los Alamos - 1944 | Lt. Howard Bush Shown Here With His Horse 'Honesty' During Polo Match at Los Alamos - 1944 | Col. Howard Bush Shown here in full dress uniform as Provost Marshal at Fort Carson, Colorado |
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| Sgt. Gibson (first name unknown) of the Engineers - Being Interviewed by George Cremeens of a Des Moines, IA KRNT Radio Station - After Trinity Test - 1945 | Simon Lernor, a Medic at Trinity - Being Interviewed by George Cremeens of a Des Moines, IA Radio Station - After Trinity Test - 1945 | Omer Loyd of the Military Police - Being Interviewed by George Cremeens of a Des Moines, IA Radio Station - After Trinity Test - 1945 | T/Sgt Carl Dirksen of the Military Police - Being Interviewed by George Cremeens of a Des Moines, IA Radio Station - After Trinity Test - 1945 | Left to Right: Unknown Officer; Simon Lernor, Medic; Capt. Howard Bush, CO; and Sgt. Carl Dirksen - Trinity Site - 1945 |
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| Left to Right: Unknown; Richard Coleman, MP; Adolphus Agnew, MP; Unknown; Capt. Howard Bush, CO; George Cremeens, Reporter; Omer Loyd, MP; Carl Dirksen, MP; Simon Lernor, Medic; and Sgt. Gibson, Engineers - After Trinity Test - 1945 | Radio Reporter George Cremeens KRNT from Des Moines, IA Shown Here at Ground Zero - Trinity Test Site - 1945 | Radio Reporter George Cremeens KRNT Interviewing Test Director Kenneth Bainbridge at Ground Zero | Letter From George Cremeens of KRNT Radio to Mae Bush, Mother of Capt. Howard Bush | Reply to George Cremeens from Mae Bush (See Previous Letter #14) - Oct. 9, 1945 |
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| Capt. Howard Bush, 8th From Left, and Members of the Mounted Military Police - On Patrol at the Trinity Test Site - 1945 | Capt. Howard Bush, 2nd From Left, and Members of the Mounted Military Police - On Patrol at the Trinity Test Site - 1945 | Newspaper Article "11 New York Officers Get Medal for Work on the Bomb" - New York Herald Tribune - Nov. 25, 1945 - Page 1 of 2 | Newspaper Article "11 New York Officers Get Medal for Work on the Bomb" - New York Herald Tribune - Nov. 25, 1945 - Page 2 of 2 | Newspaper Article Detailing the Role that Capt. Howard Bush Played at the Trinity Test Site - 1945 |
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| Col. Howard Bush, Provost Marshall at Fort Carson, CO, Participates in Award Ceremony - Oct. 3, 1958 | Congratulatory Letter to 1st Lt. Howard Bush from Maj. General Leslie Groves - Dated July 21, 1945 | Legion of Merit Commendation Awarded to 1st Lt. Howard Bush, Commanding Officer of the Trinity Base Camp - 1945 - 1 of 3 | Legion of Merit Commendation Awarded to 1st Lt. Howard Bush, Commanding Officer of the Trinity Base Camp - 1945 - 2 of 3 | Legion of Merit Commendation Awarded to 1st Lt. Howard Bush, Commanding Officer of the Trinity Base Camp - 1945 - 3 of 3 |
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| Capt. Howard Bush, Commanding Officer of the Trinity Base Camp, on His Horse 'Honesty' - Trinity Test Site - 1945 |
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