INDEX
Agnew, Harold, 160, 165
Alamogordo, Trinity test, 3–4, 152, 153, 190
Alberta, Project, 95–97, 137
scientists of, 160, 165
See also Manhattan Project
Albury, Don, 52, 247
as copilot, 164–71, 207–26
on Tinean, 159, 194, 202
at Wendover, 82, 107, 110
Alvarez, Luis, 160, 165, 193
Anami, Korechika, 242
in war faction, 233, 236–37
Armstrong, Frank, 68–69
as general, 64, 65, 103–04
Arnold, “Hap”, 63, 120–21
Ashworth, Fred, 201, 209–10, 216–17, 232, 234
B-17s “flying fortress”: at Eglin, 34, 52
in Europe, 5, 121
features of, 43, 56, 64
at Wendover, 99
B-29s, problems with, 78–79
in flight, 54, 61–63, 84
B-29s “Superfortress”: bomb hooks, 89, 91–92, 112
features of, 43–44, 54, 96
gunnery tests, 43–44, 57–59
redesigned, 100–04, 126
reversible prop, 103, 226
See also named B-29s
Barnes, Philip, 201, 209–10
Battle of the Bulge, 65–66, 118–19
Beahan, Kermit, 107, 111–12
on missions, 165–71, 213–19
on Tinian, 140, 159, 194
Bock, Fred, 140, 193, 197, 199
Bock’s Car, 264–66
on Tinian, 1–2, 193, 194
See also Nagasaki mission
Britain, 9, 15, 25–26, 37
Buscher, Joseph, 150, 154
Casualties, U.S.:
in Europe, 43, 59, 66, 83
in Pacific, 94, 99–100, 123–24, 167, 235, 270
Cheshire, Leonard, 181
as observer, 152, 196, 212
Classen, Tom, 87, 130, 140, 150–51
Dehart, Pappy, 164
on missions, 169, 170, 214
Eatherlyl, Claude:
legend of, 112–13, 143–44
on missions, 147, 167–68
as pilot, 107, 112–13
Eighth Air Force, 5, 104, 227
Einstein, Albert, 83
on arms race, 55, 89, 161
Eisenhower, Dwight D., 69, 99, 118
Enola Gay, 164, 168, 265
on Tinian, 6, 148, 234
See also Hiroshima mission
Farrell, General, 170, 208, 231, 234
Fat Man, 1–3, 192
described, 190–92, 200
power of, 3–4, 105, 190
See also Nuclear weapons
Ferebee, Tom, 107, 115, 140, 232, 234, 247
Firebombing:
of cities, 148–49, 158, 179
effect of, 121–22, 131–32
strike force, 80, 152, 196
First Ordnance Squadron, on Tinian, 128–29, 137
509th Composite Group:
activation of, 94, 103
navigation skills, 99, 119
nucleus, 82, 107–08, 110–14
on Tinian, 135–40, 152
France, 9, 15, 65, 99
Germany:
in arms race, 55, 89
collapse of, 65, 99
surrender of, 133, 238
Wehrmacht, 15, 118–19
The Great Artiste, 111, 126
on missions, 163–71, 203–26
on Tinean, 159, 193, 202
Groves, Leslie, 133, 239
Guam, 12, 94, 122, 136
Hirohito, Emperor, 141, 144
and cabinet, 233, 236–37
See also Japan
Hiroshima mission, 146
nuclear drop, 4, 91, 163–71
scientists aboard, 96, 147
Hopkins, James:
on mission, 208, 211–13
on Tinian, 150–51, 198–99
Indianapolis, 144–45
Iwo Jima, 123–24
captured, 99–100, 123, 167
Japan, 187–88
cabinet, 232–33, 241–42
planned invasion of, 4–5, 76, 121, 124, 241
surrender of, 237–39, 242–46, 247, 269
See also Firebombing
Johnston, Lawrence, 160, 165
Konopacki, Hubert, 87, 118
Kuharek, John:
on mission, 164, 165, 202
in nucleus, 82, 107, 111
LeMay, Curtis, 75–80
command of, 120, 172, 240
See also Firebombing
Lewis, Bob, 41–42, 52
at Wendover, 107, 113–14
Lindbergh, Charles, 63–64
Little Boy, 6–7, 157, 197
as uranium bomb, 4, 90–91
See also Fat Man
Los Alamos, 90, 98, 105
MacArthur, Douglas, 32, 247
and airmen, 68–69, 120–21
Manhattan Project, 55, 128
target selection, 148
at Wendover, 86, 128–29
See also Alberta, Project
Marquart, George, 130, 147, 157–58, 166, 170, 201
Marshall, George, 19, 239
McCauley, Charlie, 9–11, 14–16
McClanahan, Captain, 82–86
McKnight, Charles, 147, 201
Nagasaki mission, 203–26
purpose of, 4, 176
scientists on, 160, 165
Nuclear weapon components:
assembly of, 128–29, 137
detonation system, 6, 138
fuses, 96–97, 127, 140–41, 191, 193
Nuclear weapons:
ballistics tests, 89, 95–96
drop protocol, 96, 105–06, 148
See also Little Boy
Oe, Kenzaburo, 267–68
Okinawa, 123–24
mission landing, 224–29
Parsons, “Deak”:
on mission, 157, 166, 170
on Tinian, 153–54, 234
Payette, Hazen, 150, 153, 154
Pearl Harbor, 26, 203
Penney, William, 152, 196
Philippines, 27, 32, 142
Potsdam Declaration, 142, 144, 158, 238–39
Prisoners of war, 94–95, 142–43, 158–59, 244
Ramsey, Norman, 160, 193, 231
Roosevelt, Franklin D.:
in Depression, 8, 134
and Einstein, 55, 89, 161
Saipan, 94, 99, 122, 136
Security:
on Tinian, 137–38, 152, 159
at Wendover, 82–86, 93, 97–99, 129, 130, 131
Silverplate, 86, 95
authority of, 87, 103
See also Security
Spaatz, Carl, 146, 172–73, 239, 247
Sweeney, Charles W.:
pre-military, 8–15
flight training, 17–27
at Jefferson, 29–33
at Eglin, 33–64, 70
at Grand Island, 65–80
at Wendover, 81–112, 129
on missions, 163–71, 203–26
promotions, 32, 68–69, 130, 263
testimony of, 273–86
visit to Nagasaki, 254–58
Sweeney, Dorothy (wife), 260
in Grand Island, 66–68
at Wendover, 108–10, 135
320th Transport squadron: command of, 88, 117, 130
393rd bomber squadron:
command of, 87–88, 130
navigation skills, 99
at Wendover, 93, 101–02
Tibbits, Paul:
at Eglin, 40–61
at Grand Island, 65, 68, 70, 74–75
at Wendover, 84–86, 100–08, 113–14, 117–20, 130–32
on Tinian, 140–42, 146–55, 172–74, 196–97, 230–31
on missions, 163–71, 204–05
Tinian Island, 99, 136
as airbase, 1–7, 122, 133
Truman, Harry S., 134
invasion plans, 125, 143
and nuclear weapons, 178, 244–45, 269–71
Twelve O’Clock High, 64
Twentieth Air Force, 76–77, 78, 239
See also XXI Bomber Command
United States, 88–89
on invasion of Japan, 4–5, 76, 124, 143, 241
message decoding, 125
See also Casualties, U.S.
Van de Graaf Field, 17–23, 25
Van Kirk, Dutch, 107, 194, 234, 247
Van Pelt, Jim, 203
in nucleus, 107, 111
on Tinian, 140, 159, 165
War Department, 146, 148
Waugh, John, Major, 40
at Grand Island, 68
at Jefferson, 28–29, 32, 33
Wendover Field, test drops, 95–96, 114–16, 119, 127
Women’s Auxiliary Service Pilots (WASPs), 60–63
XXI Bomber Command, 120–21, 137, 172, 240
Zeros, 100, 102, 154, 216