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United States. Army Air Forces. 509th Composite Group operations orders
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  • Title: United States. Army Air Forces. 509th Composite Group operations orders
    Date (inclusive): 1945
    Collection Number: 79039
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 2 oversize boxes (4.0 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Orders 35 and 39 (August 5 and 8, 1945), ordering the strike missions that dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, August 6 and 9, 1945.
    Creator: United States. Army Air Forces. Composite Group, 509th
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    The collection may not be used without permission of the Archivist.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1979.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], United States. Army Air Forces. 509th Composite Group operations orders, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Orders 35 and 39 (August 5 and 8, 1945), ordering the strike missions that dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, August 6 and 9, 1945.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan
    Atomic bomb