Autograph Note Signed.
This U.S. Air Force officer co-piloted "Bockscar," the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki three days after the "Enola Gay" dropped the first bomb on Hiroshima. ANS, 1p, 5 3/4" X 7", n.p., n.y. Fine. Handsome sentiment penned boldly in later years in black fineline: "To The 67th Battalion / U.S. Navy Seabees / Best Wishes and Good / Luck to my favorite Battalion / in WWII that helped dig the / Atomic Bomb pits for the 'Fat / Man' Bomb and 'Little Boy' / Bomb on Tinian Island in / 1945 -- that ended the war in / August of 1945 / Fred J. Olivi / Co-pilot B-29 / 'Bockscar' / Nagasaki Mission / 9 August 1945 / P.S. / Our living / Quonset Huts / were good / shelter." (What a “living Quonset Hut” is we haven’t a clue!) A superb sentiment from the officer who never regretted participating in an action that killed about 74,000 people and injured about 75,000 but resulted in a quick end to the war, perhaps saving a far greater number of Japanese and American lives. Item #39368
Price: $75.00