509th Composite Group First Atomic Bombardment
N 40° 44.229 W 114° 03.404
11T E 748530 N 4513746
The Memorial to the men of the 509th Composite Group.
Waymark Code: WM18WY
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 02/26/2007
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The 509th Composite Group was based at Wendover Army Air Base and trained here for the mission of dropping the Atomic bombs on Japan during World War II.
"The Atomic bomb is to dangerous to be loose in a lawless world....We pray that (GOD) may guide us to use it in his ways and for his purpose......President Harry S. Truman August 1945
Date of Dedication: 06/01/1990
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: In West Wendover Visitor Center Parking lot.
Location of waymark:
West Wendover, NV USA
89883
Commemoration: First Atomic Bombarment
Access times: Not listed
Website for Waymark: Not listed
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