Posted on Aug 6, 2018
Last Surviving Crew Member Has 'No Regrets' About Bombing Hiroshima
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On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. It was the first time a nuclear weapon had been used in warfare. There were three strike planes that flew over Hiroshima that day: the Enola Gay, which carried the bomb, and two observation planes, the Great Artiste and the Necessary Evil.
Last Surviving Crew Member Has 'No Regrets' About Bombing Hiroshima
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WWII World War Two
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel The more I study WW2 I really believe this was necessary to end the war. Thank you for your service!
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LTC Orlando Illi
My Dad and Uncles Angelo and Frank were scheduled for Operation Coronet. My Dad on a Destroyer, my Uncle Frank on a Carrier and my Uncle Angelo with the 38th Division. I am glad that they employed both nuclear devices
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I was with the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge National Reunion Group when we visited The Harry S. Truman Library. A number of Veterans of the 87th Infantry Division were there that had fought in Europe first were slated to train for and redeploy to Pacific summed it up well in a guest register. They wrote to the effect that Truman's Decision on using the bomb saved their lives. It's a shame it had to come to it but I'm thankful it saved so many more lives by ending the war! A timely post lest we forget PO1 Chip Nagel!
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I wonder how many 100k casualties we would have had if we had invaded Japan as planned?? They were ready for the battle.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Downfall
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Downfall
Operation Downfall - Wikipedia
Operation Downfall was the proposed Allied plan for the invasion of Japan near the end of World War II. The planned operation was abandoned when Japan surrendered following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Soviet declaration of war and the Soviet invasion of Manchuria.[15] The operation had two parts: Operation Olympic and Operation Coronet. Set to begin in November 1945, Operation Olympic was intended to capture the southern...
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