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Collection	McPhetres Collection
Title	McPhetres, No. 2688, USS Indianapolis (CA-35) Prepares to Depart Tinian
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Source	Northern Marianas Humanities Council
Submission Date	2022-10-09
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Event Description	The Portland-class heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35) prepares to depart Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands on July 26, 1945 after delievering enriched-uranium and other components for the 'Little Boy' atomic bomb which would be dropped on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945 by the B-29 Superfortress Bomber Enola Gay of the 509th Composite Group commanded by Captain Paul Tibbets which took off from North Field, Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands.
Event Date	1945-07-26
Location	Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands
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Period	Japanese Colonial/WWII

The Portland-class heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35) prepares to depart Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands on July 26, 1945 after delievering enriched-uranium and other components for the 'Little Boy' atomic bomb which would be dropped on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945 by the B-29 Superfortress Bomber Enola Gay of the 509th Composite Group commanded by Captain Paul Tibbets which took off from North Field, Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands.

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