John Kuharek Signed 3x5 Index Card (PSA)

Offered is a historically significant **hand-signed index card by WWII veteran John Kuharek**, a crew member of the famed **B-29 Superfortress ""Bockscar""**, the aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. This autograph has been **professionally encapsulated and authenticated by PSA/DNA**, ensuring its authenticity and long-term preservation.

**John Kuharek** served as a gunner aboard ""Bockscar"" during its critical role in the final days of World War II. As part of **Crew C-15**, Kuharek contributed to one of the most pivotal missions in military history—the second and final use of atomic weapons in combat, which directly led to Japan’s surrender and the end of the global conflict.

The **509th Composite Group**, to which ""Bockscar"" belonged, was a specially organized and trained unit of the United States Army Air Forces under the command of Colonel Paul Tibbets. Formed in 1944, the 509th was tasked with the delivery of atomic bombs as part of the top-secret **Manhattan Project**. Operating from Tinian Island in the Pacific, the group executed the Hiroshima and Nagasaki missions, becoming the only unit in history to employ nuclear weapons in warfare.

* **Item**: Hand-signed index card by B-29 “Bockscar” gunner John Kuharek

* **Signature**: Signed in ink

* **Authentication**: **Encapsulated and certified by PSA/DNA**

* **Condition**: Signature is bold and clean, preserved in PSA's tamper-proof holder

This artifact presents a rare opportunity to own a signed piece of World War II and atomic history, directly linked to the monumental mission that reshaped global warfare and diplomacy. A prized addition for collectors of WWII memorabilia, military aviation, or nuclear history."

The autograph(s) has been authenticated and encapsulated by PSA/DNA for authenticity purposes.

Authentication: PSA Encapsulated

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