Society for the Historical Preservation of the Manhattan Project



Manhattan Engineer District - WWII

Veteran Photos - Known

509th Composite Group

Special Engineer Detachment

       

Photo: VPH-027

 

Jack Rose was with the Special Engineer Detachment assigned to the 509th Composite Group at Wendover Field, Utah.  He was an armorer and worked on "fitting" the planned atomic bombs into the bomb bays of the specially modified B29s.  This photo courtesy of his son, Jack Rose Jr.

 

 

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