Telegram from Admiral Richard Edwards to Admiral William Leahy Regarding the Hiroshima Bomb
8/6/1945
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This item relates to dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
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On August 6, 1945, a B-29 aircraft dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Hiroshima was bombed by a single B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, which flew out of the Pacific Island of Tinian, under the command of Col. Paul Tibbetts.
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National Archives Identifier: 595536
Full Citation: Telegram from Admiral Richard Edwards to Admiral William Leahy Regarding the Hiroshima Bomb; 8/6/1945; President's Secretary's Files (Truman Administration). [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/telegram-from-admiral-richard-edwards-to-admiral-william-leahy-regarding-the-hiroshima-bomb, April 26, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.