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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Russell E. Gackenbach

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Allentown, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Mr. Russell E. Gackenbach

Relationship

Self

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

Navigator. 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group. On August 6, 1945, was Navigator on B-29, Necessary Evil, the camera plane that accompanied the Enola Gay on the Hiroshima mission.