For a photo of the building 58 years ago click here |
For a photo of Bock's Car crew click here |
For a very interesting web site that has a lot of photos and history of the Manhttan Project, visit |
For a photo of the "Fatman" A bomb click here |
For a photo of the "Little Boy" A bomb click here |
For a photo of the Enola Gay and crew Click here |
World War II on Tinian |
Whether you believe that using Nuclear Weapons to end World War Two was justified or not, it is a part of Tinian's history and heritage. |
From this bomb pit, the first Atomic Bomb was loaded aboard the B-29 Enola Gay on August 6, 1945. Later that day, the bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. |
From this bomb pit, the second Atomic Bomb was loaded aboard the B-29 Bock's Car on August 9, 1945. Later that day, the bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. The result, 70,000 dead six days later, the Japanese Imperial Government surrendered. |
The result, 118,661 dead, 30,524 severely injured. |
A Japanese Bunker on the Northwest side of the Island. The US invasion took place here after convincing the Japanese it would be on the other side of the Island. |
A Japanese Naval Battery located on the west side of the Island from inside the cave that protected it. |
North Field runway "Able" as it looks today, from the takeoff point of the Enola Gay and Bock's Car. |
The Japanese Command Post at North Field. |
Noi, sitting on the old Japanese gun. |
Someone once asked me if we ever find any WWII artifacts, no.... we trip over them, dig them up when we build something, and sometimes have them blow up in our faces. |
Today the war continues on Tinian. It's a different war now, the war of free speach and information. This is the US State Department - International Broadcasting Bureau Transmitting Site on Tinian. This site broadcasts shortwave radio programs to Communist China, Viet Nam, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia and other countries for Voice of America, Radio Free Asia and Radio Austrailia. It uses six one half million watt and two one quarter million watt transmitters. I'm proud to say that it's my and other peoples job to keep them going. You can see a vauge outline of North Field just above the cloud shadow and the Island of Saipan in the background. |
For over two years, I tried to locate the Bomb Assembly Building, or at least the remains of it. No one knew where it was. Finally, with the help of an archeologist surveying the area for the Navy (they have a 100 year lease on the north half of the Island) I was able to locate it. The confirming evidence is the 20 foot earthen berm around three sides of the area. As it turns out, everyone knew where it was, but nobody knew what it was. |
The Document below is an account of the events before, during and after the A Bomb attacks. It is written by Mr. William Stewart, a respected historian, economist and writer in the Islands. |
For a photo of the Enola Gay and crew Click here |
For a photo of the "Little Boy" A bomb click here |
For a photo of the "Fatman" A bomb click here |
For a very interesting web site that has a lot of photos and history of the Manhttan Project, visit |
For a photo of Bock's Car crew click here |
For a photo of the building 58 years ago click here |
INVASION PHOTOS CLICK ON PHOTO FOR LARGER VIEW |
MARINES LANDING ON CHULA BEACH |
AMPHIB VEHICLES LANDING |
MARINES CLEARING A BUNKER |
DUCWS IN A ROW |
4TH MARINES LANDING |
