One of the very few letters Harry Truman wrote explaining why he decided to drop the bomb is also displayed. Also, the sign welcoming the Enola Gay back to Tinian, made by the Seabees and signed by all of the crew. An eyewitness account by the tail gunner of the Enola Gay, Bob Caron, is exhibited. The exhibit includes Jacob Beser's Operations Orders for the Hiroshima and Nagasaki missions navigator 'Dutch' van Kirk's navigation and personal artifacts from the Enola Gay mission reconnaissance photographs of Hiroshima taken several days before the atomic bomb was dropped a leaflet showing the Hiroshima blast that was dropped on the Japanese as a warning to surrender, and teletype news reports of the bomb. This section contains artifacts specifically about the Atomic Bomb.

You may click on any image for a larger view. You can use this map to jump to any section of the Museum of World War 2 to view a selection of the artifacts displayed there. Each artifact has a small section of its story told here. Every artifact in our collection has its own history, and ties to human lives. Please take the time to enjoy a small selection of the artifacts that we have on display at the Museum of World War II.