Jacob Beser Signed Envelope WWII – COA BAS

Description

Jacob Beser was a lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces who served during WWII. Beser was the radar specialist aboard the Enola Gay on August 6, 1945, when it dropped the Little Boy atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Three days later, Beser was a crewmember aboard Bockscar when the Fat Man bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. He was the only person to have served as a strike crew member of both of the 1945 atomic bomb missions.

Presented is a First Day Cover (FDC) from January 26, 1971 signed on the front by Jacob Beser in black ballpoint (“8-9”). It was encapsulated and authenticated by Beckett.

Authentication: Beckett Encapsulated