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Nancy K. Nelson

Nancy K. Nelson is the widow of Richard H. Nelson, who was the VHF radio operator when on the Enola Gay on the Hiroshima atomic bombing mission. In this interview, Nelson discusses how she met her husband after the war. She describes his experience training to be radar operator and in the 509th Composite Group. She recalls how he and other members of the missions felt about the atomic bombings. Nelson also discusses her experiences going to 509th Composite Group reunions and her husband’s friendships with General Paul Tibbets and other members of the 509th including Tom Ferebee, Dutch Van Kirk, and others. She also describes her husband’s visit to Japan and other reunions and events where he shared his wartime experience. 

 

Interviews: 
Nancy K. Nelson's Interview [1]
Nancy K. Nelson's Interview (2018) [2]
Subjects: 
Hiroshima & Nagasaki Missions [3]
Patriotism [4]
Reflections on the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki [5]
Location: 
Tinian Island [6]
Wendover Air Field, UT [7]
Tags: 
Wendover [8]
Tinian Island [9]
B-29 [10]
Enola Gay [11]
Colonel Paul Tibbets [12]
Dutch van Kirk [13]
Thomas Ferebee [14]
Richard Nelson [15]
509th Composite Group [16]
Hiroshima [17]
Jake Beser [18]
Morris Jeppson [19]
Robert Shumard [20]
Joe Stiborik [21]
Forrest Haggerty [22]

Source URL: https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/people/nancy-k-nelson

Links
[1] https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/oral-histories/nancy-k-nelsons-interview
[2] https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/oral-histories/nancy-k-nelsons-interview-2018
[3] https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/subject/hiroshima-nagasaki-missions
[4] https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/subject/patriotism
[5] https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/subject/reflections-bombings-hiroshima-and-nagasaki
[6] https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/locations/tinian-island
[7] https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/locations/wendover-air-field-ut
[8] https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/tags/wendover
[9] https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/tags/tinian-island
[10] https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/tags/b-29
[11] https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/tags/enola-gay
[12] https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/tags/colonel-paul-tibbets
[13] https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/tags/dutch-van-kirk
[14] https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/tags/thomas-ferebee
[15] https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/tags/richard-nelson
[16] https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/tags/509th-composite-group
[17] https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/tags/hiroshima
[18] https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/tags/jake-beser
[19] https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/tags/morris-jeppson
[20] https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/tags/robert-shumard
[21] https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/tags/joe-stiborik
[22] https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/tags/forrest-haggerty