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Enola Gay: Morris Jeppson

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Enola Gay: Morris Jeppson

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Auction Date:2012 Oct 17 @ 18:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Assistant weaponeer on the Enola Gay (1922–2010). ALS signed “Morris R. Jeppson, Weapon Test Officer, Enola Gay Mission, Hiroshima 6 Aug. 1945,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, no date. Letter answering the questions of a correspondent regarding the Hiroshima mission. In part: “Do you have any regrets about dropping the first atomic bomb? So many have written or spoken to me: Veterans of the War, who were to be in the invasion of Japan, an invasion that didn’t happen. Children and grandchildren, who say they might not be here today had the invasion occurred. Many, who suddenly in August 1945 found they would soon be home. Many in Japan today are alive because the war ended. There is sorrow for those killed and injured by the two atomic bombings. But the war ended quickly. A worse future didn't happen." In fine condition. A great letter of affirmation from a soldier who played a critical role in the end of World War II and who saved tens, or hundreds, of thousands of lives by his actions.