Enola Gay jacket

[Greg Gale]

I found this photo on Facebook posted by Mr. John Slemp. I thought it would be of interest here. He writes:

The size 34(!) A-2 jacket of SSGT. George B. Caron, the tail gunner on the Enola Gay when it dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. He was the first man to see the destructive effects of the bomb, and took the famous photograph of the rising mushroom cloud. The jacket is courtesy of Judge Jim Osborne in Vincennes, Indiana, and the photographs are courtesy of LTC. (Ret.) Jack Angolia of Leawood, Kansas.

Looks like a Dubow to me?

 

[mulceber]

Yep, I zoomed in and could see 27798 on the label.

Interestingly, it looks a bit like goatskin, what with the pebbly quality to the leather. I seem to recall some 27798s were goat? Beautifully aged jacket and an important piece of history either way!

 

[Grant]

Great photo, thanks for posting. Yup, some Dubow 27798 contract jackets were also goatskin. Pretty cool you can also see the tell tale chevron teeth of a Crown zip.
SSgt George Caron, kneeling bottom left, from Brooklyn, NY is rocking a Dodgers cap!

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[Nnatalie]

Thanks for sharing!

I looked up his draft registration, and he was listed as 5'7" and 125 lbs. in 1941--that would explain the small jacket!

 

[Jorgeenriqueaguilera]

What a piece!! My idea of finding the Holy Grail...

 

[MikeyB-17]

Blimey, historic jacket or what? Bloody love that patch!

 

[B-Man2]

That would bring a tidy sum on any market ...
well maybe not the Japanese market...

 

[Jorgeenriqueaguilera]

That would bring a tidy sum on any market ...
well maybe not the Japanese market...

 

[Brent]

Thanks for posting that one Greg. Got to be one of the best looking goat A-2's I've seen. Might have to consider adding a goat A-2 to my collection, though breaking it in like that might be tough. Fascinating piece of history too.

Regards,

 

[Grant]

Interesting part 1 of 2 interview of Paul Tibbets by Kermit Weeks recently posted on youtube.

 

[ausreenactor]

Blimey, historic jacket or what? Bloody love that patch!

Someone living in the Northern Islands who prospered post-War might be really into it...

 

[Lorenzo_l]

What a beautiful Dubow and what a piece of history that jacket is! Thanks for posting, Greg.