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color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eExecutive Summary\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1047\" data-end=\"1331\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eOffered here is what we believe is one of the most extraordinary surviving autograph collections associated with the historic \u003cstrong data-start=\"1173\" data-end=\"1198\"\u003e509th Composite Group\u003c\/strong\u003e—the elite United States Army Air Forces unit responsible for carrying out the first operational atomic missions during World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1333\" data-end=\"1624\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eRather than a conventional signed book, this is a carefully assembled historical archive containing \u003cstrong data-start=\"1433\" data-end=\"1502\"\u003e451 authenticated signatures representing 223 individual veterans\u003c\/strong\u003e of the 509th Composite Group, collected over \u003cstrong data-start=\"1548\" data-end=\"1570\"\u003emore than a decade\u003c\/strong\u003ethrough direct correspondence with surviving members.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1626\" data-end=\"1759\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eToday, because virtually every member of the Group has passed away, a collection of this scope is effectively impossible to recreate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1761\" data-end=\"1915\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThis remarkable volume has been professionally authenticated by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1825\" data-end=\"1836\"\u003ePSA\/DNA\u003c\/strong\u003e and is accompanied by a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1861\" data-end=\"1915\"\u003eFull Letter of Authenticity (Certificate AO08718).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1917\" data-end=\"1920\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"1pvb8dx\" data-start=\"1922\" data-end=\"1945\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eCollection Statistics\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TyagGW_tableContainer\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cdiv tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"group TyagGW_tableWrapper flex flex-col-reverse w-fit\"\u003e\u003ctable data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"2258\" class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\"\u003e\n\u003cthead data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"1952\"\u003e\u003ctr data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"1952\"\u003e\n\u003cth data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"1949\" data-col-size=\"sm\" class=\"last:pe-10\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth data-start=\"1949\" data-end=\"1952\" data-col-size=\"sm\" class=\"last:pe-10\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody data-start=\"1964\" data-end=\"2258\"\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"1964\" data-end=\"2008\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"1964\" data-end=\"1997\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eTotal Authenticated Signatures\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"1997\" data-end=\"2008\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1999\" data-end=\"2006\"\u003e451\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"2009\" data-end=\"2054\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"2009\" data-end=\"2043\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eIndividual Veterans Represented\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"2043\" data-end=\"2054\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2045\" data-end=\"2052\"\u003e223\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"2055\" data-end=\"2099\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"2055\" data-end=\"2072\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eAuthentication\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"2072\" data-end=\"2099\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2074\" data-end=\"2097\"\u003ePSA\/DNA Full Letter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"2100\" data-end=\"2136\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"2100\" data-end=\"2121\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eCertificate Number\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"2121\" data-end=\"2136\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2123\" data-end=\"2134\"\u003eAO08718\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"2137\" data-end=\"2189\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"2137\" data-end=\"2150\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eBook Title\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"2150\" data-end=\"2189\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2152\" data-end=\"2187\"\u003eEnola Gay: Mission to Hiroshima\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"2190\" data-end=\"2218\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"2190\" data-end=\"2197\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"2197\" data-end=\"2218\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2199\" data-end=\"2216\"\u003e1-85442-127-7\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"2219\" data-end=\"2258\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"2219\" data-end=\"2237\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eAssembly Period\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"2237\" data-end=\"2258\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2239\" data-end=\"2256\"\u003eOver 10 Years\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2260\" data-end=\"2263\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"1g4ry0\" data-start=\"2265\" data-end=\"2294\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eWhy This Collection Matters\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2296\" data-end=\"2352\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThousands of individual World War II autographs survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2354\" data-end=\"2399\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eVery few comprehensive unit archives survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2401\" data-end=\"2607\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThis collection represents the work of a dedicated private historian who spent more than a decade locating veterans, corresponding with them individually, and preserving their signatures within this volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2609\" data-end=\"2652\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe result is not simply an autograph book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2654\" data-end=\"2761\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eIt is a preserved historical roster of one of the most significant military units of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2763\" data-end=\"2840\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eCollections of this magnitude rarely become available for public acquisition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2842\" data-end=\"2845\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"1fxedb3\" data-start=\"2847\" data-end=\"2859\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2861\" data-end=\"3042\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThis volume originated from the personal collection of a private collector whose singular goal was to document the members of the 509th Composite Group while they were still living.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3044\" data-end=\"3143\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eOver a period exceeding ten years, veterans were contacted individually and invited to participate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3145\" data-end=\"3192\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eMany generously added inscriptions identifying:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3194\" data-end=\"3204\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e• Aircraft\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3206\" data-end=\"3221\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e• Crew Position\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3223\" data-end=\"3238\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e• Military Unit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3240\" data-end=\"3250\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e• Squadron\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3252\" data-end=\"3260\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e• Duties\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3262\" data-end=\"3278\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e• Personal Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3280\" data-end=\"3415\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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