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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.
Hyman Fred Helman (1920--1975) enlisted in the US Army in 1942. Helman served as a drummer in the 30th Infantry Division band.
NASM.2024.0003
Helman, Hyman Fred, 1920-1975
Circa 1945
Lee Helman, Gift, 2023, NASM.2024.0003
0.03 Cubic feet (1 folder)
National Air and Space Museum Archives
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.
Photographs are loosely organized by subject.
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World War II Photographs [Helman], NASM.2024.0003, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Aeronautics
World War, 1939-1945
Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Silverplate "Enola Gay"
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Photographs