Fort Worth World War I Fliers Club

Creator

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Identifier

20058908

Description

Fort Worth World War I Fliers Club members got first-hand account of experiences from the World War II veterans involved with the atomic bomb tests at Biniki Atoll in the Marshall Islands. H.B. Ransom (center) is the retiring flight commanded of the club. The younger veterans are Colonel H. T. Wheless (left), Pacific air ace and Brigadier General Roger Ramey (right) who commanded the dropping of the atomic bomb at Bikini last July. The men are standing and having a casual conversation by the fireplace. Both Wheless and Ramey are in their military uniforms. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, October 18, 1946.

Archival Date

1946-10-17

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1887

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Veterans