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 Summary

Hyman Fred Helman (1920--1975) enlisted in the US Army in 1942. Helman served as a drummer in the 30th Infantry Division band. This collection consists of sixteen black and white photographs relating to Helman's service with the US Army during World War II.

 Biographical / Historical

Hyman Fred Helman (1920--1975) enlisted in the US Army in 1942. Helman served as a drummer in the 30th Infantry Division band.

 Identifier

NASM.2024.0003

Creator

Helman, Hyman Fred, 1920-1975

Date

Circa 1945

Provenance

Lee Helman, Gift, 2023, NASM.2024.0003

Extent

0.03 Cubic feet (1 folder)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of sixteen black and white photographs relating to Hyman Fred Helman's service with the US Army during World War II. The photographs are various sizes ranging from 4.5 by 3.5 inches up to 10 by 8 inches and many include handwritten captions by Helman. There is a group photograph of the 30th Infantry Division band and four views of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay taken on Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands. There are several other photographs taken on Tinian which show North Field, a radio station, the 505th Bombardment Group's theater, and the beach. Additional photographs in the collection include a distant view of a ship in Tinian Harbor; a view of personnel taken on board a ship; a view of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands with an aircraft just visible in flight; a view of a US amphibious tank; view of a lookout post; and a view of what appears to be local residents in the vicinity of the Northern Mariana Islands on a small boat.

Arrangement note

Photographs are loosely organized by subject.

Rights

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Citation

World War II Photographs [Helman], NASM.2024.0003, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics

World War, 1939-1945

Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate "Enola Gay"

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs