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Historic, Original Maps Enabling the Dropping of the Atomic Bomb — Japan & Asia Maps From the Tail Gunner’s, George Caron’s, Survival Kit that was on Board the B-29, Enola Gay on Her 3 Three Missions over Japan Including the One on August 6, 1945 to Hiroshima With Provenance
George Caron’s East China Sea “Silk” Maps, used in Caron’s survival kit flown on the Enola Gay atomic bomb mission to Hiroshima. Accompanied by a letter of provenance and signed photograph. These AAF Cloth Charts, often referred to as a “silk” maps, contain two maps on opposite sides of a large piece (32.25″ x 30.5″) of thin cloth. Both maps, identified as C-52 and C-53, are detailed colored maps of the East China Sea, including Japan, with a scale of 1:4,000,000 and dated February 1945. The map legend is in the upper right corner of map No. C-52. Silk maps were issued by the Army Air Force for the Aeronautical Chart Service and were usually carried by pilots and crew in their survival kits when they flew over enemy territory. Intended to be durable, they were actually made of semi-synthetic fiber rather than silk. These maps, belonging to Technical Sergeant Caron and flown during the Hiroshima mission, have been gently pinned into a foam board backing and are in fine condition. The maps are accompanied by a one page handwritten letter of provenance signed by George Caron. The letter, with Caron’s name and address stamped at the top, is dated 26 October 1982, and addressed to Paul J. Boyer of Lakewood, Colorado. This notarized letter reads, “Please accept this letter as certification that the silk map of the Western Pacific Ocean you acquired from me came from the Tail Gunner’s survival kit that was on board the B-29, Enola Gay on her three missions over Japan including the one on Aug. 6, 1945 to Hiroshima.” Also included is a color photo (5″ x 3.5″, affixed to blue backing) of the Enola Gay signed on the backing below the photo, “Best wishes, Paul / George R. (Bob), Tail Gunner.” Sold for $14,400.
President Harry Truman Hiroshima Signed the Original Press Release Announcing the First Use of Atomic Weaponry — “…Hiroshima…may expect a rain of ruin from the air…”
Harry Truman Hiroshima signed press release, publicly announcing the very first use of the nuclear bomb, dropped upon Hiroshima on 6 August 1945. Document signed “Harry Truman” is the press release of Truman’s announcement, the gravest and most controversial decision of his Presidency, perhaps of any 20th century President. Four page press release reads in part, “Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima, an important Japanese army base. That bomb had more power than 20,000 tons of T.N.T. It had more than two thousand times the blast power of the British ‘Grand Slam’ which is the largest bomb ever yet used in the history of warfare. The Japanese began the war from the air at Pearl Harbor. They have been repaid many fold. And the end is not yet. With this bomb we have now added a new and revolutionary increase in destruction to supplement the growing power of our armed forces. In their present form these bombs are now in production and even more powerful forms are in development. It is an atomic bomb. It is a harnessing of the basic power of the universe. The force from which the sun draws its power has been loosed against those who brought war to the Far East. Before 1939, it was the accepted belief of scientists that it was theoretically possible to release atomic energy. But no one knew any practical method of doing it. By 1942, however, we knew that the Germans were working feverishly to find a way to add atomic energy to the other engines of war with which they hoped to enslave the world. But they failed. We may be grateful to Providence that the Germans got the V-1’s and the V-2’s late and in limited quantities and even more grateful that they did not get the atomic bomb at all. The battle of the laboratories held fateful risks for us as well as the battles of the air, land and sea, and we have now won the battle of the laboratories as we have won the other battles. Beginning in 1940, before Pearl Harbor, scientific knowledge useful in war was pooled between the United States and Great Britain and many priceless helps to our victories have come from that arrangement. Under that general policy the research on the atomic bomb was begun. With American and British scientists working together we entered the race of discovery against the Germans…We have spent two billion dollars on the greatest scientific gamble in history – and won…What has been done is the greatest achievement of organized science in history. It was done under high pressure and without failure…We are now prepared to obliterate more rapidly and completely every productive enterprise the Japanese have above ground in any city. We shall destroy their docks, their factories, and their communications. Let there be no mistake; we shall completely destroy Japan’s power to make war. It was to spare the Japanese people from utter destruction that the ultimatum of July 26 was issued at Potsdam. Their leaders promptly rejected that ultimatum. If they do not now accept our terms they may expect a rain of ruin from the air, the like of which has never been seen on this earth…It has never been the habit of the scientists of this country or the policy of this Government to withhold from the world scientific knowledge…But under present circumstances it is not intended to divulge the technical processes of production of production or all the military applications, pending further examination of possible methods of protecting us and the rest of the world from the danger of sudden destruction. I shall recommend that the Congress of the United States consider promptly the establishment of an appropriate commission to control the production and use of atomic power within the United States. I shall give further consideration and make further recommendations to the Congress as to how atomic power can become a powerful and forceful influence towards the maintenance of world peace.”
Boldly signed “Harry Truman” on fourth and last page of document which measures 8″ x 12.5″. Some toning, staple mark to upper left corner, folds and small tears to edge. Overall in very good condition, housed in a blue cloth clamshell box. With a typed cover letter signed “S. Tucker” on National Press Club letterhead, presenting the document. Sold for $54,000.
Scarce Hirohito and Empress Nagako 8” x 10” Portrait Photos Signed
Matching pair of vintage photos signed of Hirohito and Empress Nagako. Both three-quarter length portrait photos are signed in Japanese in black felt tip by the rulers respectively. Hirohito is notorious for serving as Emperor through WWII and escaping prosecution for war crimes. This set was gifted to Eigil Nygaard, the Norwegian ambassador to Japan. Each black and white photo measures 8” x 10”, displayed side by side in a hinged frame. Near fine. Sold for $10,625.
Rare personally owned archive from Robert Shumard, one of the nine men aboard the Enola Gay during the first atomic bombing on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945. Items owned or signed by Shumard are quite scarce, as he passed away from stem-cell leukemia in 1967, discovered to be related to his radiation exposure during his service.
Several of Shumard’s military insignia are included in the lot: his 20th Air Force shoulder patch, the arm of the Air Force responsible for the operational functionality of the Manhattan Project; Air Force Master Sergeant shoulder patch; Air Force Flight Engineer Aircrew Badge, in the form of wings with propeller and radial engine; Air Force enlisted dress hat pin; Air Force collar insignia pin; Air Force name tag.
Lot also includes 20 photos, most of Shumard and his wife Eleanor, with several identified from Wendover, Utah in 1945, where the 509th Composite Group trained prior to the bombing missions. One photo measuring 7” x 5” shows the crew of the Enola Gay, notated as ”(1945) The crew who dropped the bomb”. Other photos show Shumard holding the hat he wore during the Enola Gay mission, working on an Air Force plane, and in military uniform (with his clipped signature below).
Other items include a postal cover twice signed by Shumard, postmarked 26 July 1945 from San Francisco, just days before the mission, and a funeral mass booklet from Shumard’s funeral. Archive remains in very good to near fine condition. Sold for $7,500.
Rare photograph signed by Hirohito, Emperor Showa and his wife Empress Kojun. Hirohito was Japan’s longest ruling emperor and its most influential, ruling over Japan during and after WWII. Between his ascension in 1926 and his death in 1989, Hirohito grew Japan to the second largest economy in the world. Signed by the Emperor and his wife Empress Kojun in elegant Japanese characters, photograph features the Emperor wearing the Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemums. Lot also includes an elaborate menu from the Royal couple’s trip to the United States, which took place from 30 September through 14 October of 1975. 8pp. document contains menus from each leg of the Royal Family’s trip to the cities Washington, D.C., New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco and Honolulu. Photograph measures 6.25” x 9”. Menu measures 11.25” x 14.5”. Near fine condition overall. Sold for $6,563.
Original Program From the WWII Japanese Surrender Ceremony — 2 September 1945 on the USS Missouri
Informal ”Surrender Ceremony” program from the WWII Japanese surrender, listing the ”Schedule of Arrivals” and protocol for the military officers attending the event aboard the USS Missouri. Typed one page document is dated 2 September 1945, and features detailed activities from the hours of 0730 to 0840. Measures 8” x 13”. Toning and folds as well as staple holes and various small closed tears. Very good. From the estate of U.S. Naval Commodore Jasper Acuff, who attended the event. Sold for $6,250.
WWII Japanese Surrender ceremony document owned by Commodore Jasper Acuff, who was aboard the USS Missouri during the ceremony. Five-page document lists the schedule of arrivals and protocol for military representatives, as well as a schedule of events and changes in the event of rain. Internal military document is dated 2 September 1945. Pages measure 8” x 13”, stapled together. Toning and folds as well as slight creasing and small tears to edges. Very good. From the estate of WWII Commodore Jasper Acuff. Sold for $4,868.
Very Scarce Hirohito World War II Dated Letter Signed
Excessively rare war-dated letter signed by the Emperor of Japan, Hirohito, and countersigned by Prince Fumimaro Konoye. From Tokyo dated 1939, Hirohito writes a letter of diplomacy to Peruvian President Oscar Benavides. Letter reads: “Hirohito, by the Grace of God, Emperor of Japan, and seated on the throne occupied by the same dynasty eternally, to his Excellency General Oscar Raymundo Benavides Larrea, President of the Republic of Peru. Great and good friend, it is with the joy of life that we have received the letter from your Excellency addressing your country’s economic and cultural visit to Japan, and we are happy knowing that you also wish to foster strong commercial ties between our countries. We are certain that the productive meeting of your Peruvian mission, presided by the eminent General Don Cesar de la Fuente, ex-minister of Foreign Affairs, and the people of our country will bear fruit in both economic and cultural terms, all of which will contribute to stronger and closer ties which will bind our friendship uniting Japan and Peru happily. We take this occasion to sincerely wish for your Excellency personal luck, and with that the prosperity of your nation. Your Good Friend, Hirohito”. Document is countersigned by Prince Fumimaro Konoe, Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Gold-trimmed two-page folio letter in Japanese kanji is accompanied by an original printed letter on official Imperial Japanese paper translating the document into French. Letter is moderately toned, with beautiful trim and calligraphy and a superb signature. Evidence of mounting on borders of verso, overall very good condition. Sold for $4,823.
1940 Letter Aboard the U.S.S. Arizona, Sunk in Pearl Harbor Attack — With U.S.S. Arizona Postmark on Envelope — Also Includes 2 Letters Addressed to Ship, One the Day After Pearl Harbor
Lot of 3 letters and envelopes from and to Lester E. Mayfield, a First Class Navyman who was killed on 7 December 1941 on the U.S.S. Arizona, which was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor. One letter is from Mayfield aboard the U.S.S. Arizona in December 1940 and two are from his family to him, dated 5 & 8 December 1941, 2 days before Pearl Harbor and the day after. Both these letters are addressed to Mayfield on the U.S.S. Arizona. The letter by Mayfield to his family is housed in its envelope, postmarked 30 December 1940 aboard the U.S.S. Arizona. Letter reads in part, “Well I got back ok. I sure wish now that I had stayed until Thurs. instead of leaving Wed. They gave me a bum steer on getting into Seattle. I got here at 4:30 the evening of the 27. I stayed in town until last night then came back to the ship. I had seven cents when I hit Bremerton. That is making it about right isn’t it. Did you folk have a nice Xmas? How long did you stay in at Aunt Madges? Oh yes how is Charles getting along? Is he getting any better? I got back and had Xmas cards from Aunt Pearl’s, Loyd’s, Pat’s, and a letter from Earl also a box of candy from Uncle Guy and Aunt Pearl. They said Margaret & Loyd have both had the flue and been in be[d] for a week but both are better now. Boy I sure had a touch of the flue Wed. nite and Thurs. but I feel ok now. I was so sick I could barely see Wed. nite. Well I guess every in the div. [B Division] remembered me for when I walked in every one let out a big sigh and said ‘Well I guess we quit eating again because here is stroke back on the job again.’ I will send you the stuff for Forrest the fifth or sixth. Have you ever heard from him or has he come back to Stone Town? Well I better close for now so answer soon and tell all about every thing. Sending my love to all and a Happy New Year. Les.” Two page letter measures 8″ x 10.5″. Written in pencil with light toning, else near fine. Of the 2 letters to Mayfield, one is a poignant letter from Mayfield’s mom, dated one day after Pearl Harbor on 8 December 1941. She clearly doesn’t know that the U.S.S. Arizona was destroyed in the attack and believes he is still alive. Letter reads in part, “My own sweet Buzz– Well I guess all Billy H. broke loose in Hawaii yesterday or at least that’s what we hear on the radio. We have all been expecting it for some time but it came as a terrible shock anyway. I don’t believe many people expected it to be hit in Hawaii. Well it sure hurts to have you over there in the danger zone but do your bit darling. I know you will anyway with out me telling you. Jimmie says he is going as soon as he is old enough…Sure is going to be a blue Xmas in the Old U.S.A. this year but not because we feel we will lose because we know we won’t…I love you so much best love and God bless you / Mom”. Envelope includes returned to writer stamp as the U.S.S. Arizona was no longer a legitimate address. 3pp. letter is written in pencil on brown card-style paper. Measures 5.5″ x 8.5″. Folds and toning, very good condition. Final letter postmarked 5 December 1941, 2 days prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, was also sent from Lester’s mother in Stone City, Colorado. 5pp. letter written in pencil on brown paper reads in part, “To the best and sweetest boy in the Navy…We went up the hill and got our Xmas tree today…Chas. sure is anxious for you to come home…I sure wish you could be here, but I know it is impossible now…” Last 2 pages are written by Madge and Tiny Tim, presumably Lester’s younger siblings. Envelope includes return to writer stamp, as it was ostensibly received in Hawaii after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Measures 8.75″ x 11″, in very good condition. Sold for $3,414.
WWII photo album with an additional envelope of loose photos. Collection of more than 200 photographs from Japan bear powerful images of the devastation caused by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Assortment of photography appears to have been from the point of view of an American GI in Japan, featuring rare coverage of military goings-on and the Allied soldiers with their vehicles and weaponry. Compilation culminates in photos of Hiroshima, revealing the rubble of buildings leveled in the bomb’s wake, while others capture disturbing scenes of innocent children harmed by the blast. Additional subjects include landscapes and landmarks Mt. Fuji and the train station in Osaka, as well as portraits of locals and the interiors of local establishments. Many photos in the album are captioned on the page, labeled ”Osaka” or ”Hiroshima” and some pictures of the Allied forces are dated ”the 4th of July 1946”. All are in black and white; most are glossy with some semi-matte. Nearly 50 photos measure 6” x 4.5”; 8 measure 5” x 3.5”; 28 measure 3” x 4.25”; 94 measure 2.25” x 3”; and 67 are of a thumbnail 1.75” x 2.5” size. Minor toning or soiling to scattered photos, with adhesive residue to some. The khaki corduroy album measures 7.25” x 10.25” and bears many pencil notations to toned leaves. Tears to the backstrip and significant loosening to binding. Album is fair to good, but photography is all very good to near fine. A moving collection. Sold for $2,886.
Hiroshima Newspaper
7 August 1945 “New York Times” announcing “First Atomic Bomb Dropped on Japan” in a 2″ high headline. Printed the day after the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, the history-altering event unfolds in myriad articles. Headlines include “New Age Ushered”, “‘Impenetrable’ Cloud of Dust Hides City After Single Bomb Strikes”, “Atom Bombs Made in 3 Hidden ‘Cities’” and “Steel Tower ‘Vaporized’ In Trial of Mighty Bomb”. Section one only, runs 38pp. and measures 16.5″ x 22.5″. Toning, some chipping at edges and paper loss at seam. Very good. Sold for $1,954.
Enola Gay Crew-Signed Artwork of the Plane in Flight
Enola Gay crew-signed artwork of the WWII plane in flight, entitled ”Atomic Warfare is Born”. Print is signed by each man in blue felt tip, ”Thomas W. Ferebee / Bombardier”, ”Paul W. Tibbets / Pilot” and ”Theodore ‘Dutch’ Van Kirk / Navigator”. Print measures 9.75” x 7.5”, matted and framed to a size of 14.25” x 11.875”. Near fine condition. Sold for $1,831.
Morris Jeppson Original Drawing of the Bomb Explosion Above Hiroshima
Morris Jeppson signed and initialed original drawing of the Little Boy bomb detonation as the “Enola Gay B29 leaves after bombing from 31,000 feet.” Jeppson draws the “Mushroom Cloud” which appears above “Destruction and Fire” and “Hiroshima.” Clearly signed with rank at right margin, adding “Weapon Test Officer / Hiroshima Mission.” Also initialed at bottom right of drawing “MRJ.” 11″ x 8.5″ drawing is in fine condition. Accompanied by photo of Jeppson as he illustrates the mission. An important piece of Enola Gay memorabilia and Hiroshima memorabilia. Sold for $1,750.
Enola Gay Crew-Signed Photo by Five Depicting the Atomic Bomb Blast
Enola Gay signed photo, depicting the bomb blast over Hiroshima on 6 August 1945. Photo is signed by the Enola Gay crew: Paul Tibbets, Tom Ferebee Dutch Van Kirk, Richard Nelson and George Caron. They sign their names and additionally write their mission title and date of the mission. Semi-matte photo measures 8” x 10”. ”U.S. Air Force Photo” stamped to verso. Near fine condition. Sold for $1,563.
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