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509th Composite Group Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Quilter, Karl, d. 2013, sculptor. Wallin, Dean, designer. Gustafson, Dean, architect. McDougal, Dick, contractor. Unknown (Heber City, Montanta), founder. Salt Lake Brass, founder. Title:  509th Composite Group Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Five Hundred Ninth Composite Group Memorial, (sculpture). Reunion and Peace Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Aug. 25, 1990. Medium:  Sculpture: concrete and marble aggregate and bronze; Base: aggregate. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 15 ft. x 7 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft.; Base: approx. 1 ft. x 7 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft. Inscription:  (Plaque on front of base:) "The Atomic bomb is/too dangerous to be/loose in a lawless/world...we pray that/(God) may guide us/to use it in His ways/and for His purposes."/-President Harry S Truman/August, 1945 (Plaque on rear of base:) In memory/This monument is dedicated to the members of the 509th/(inscription continues for 23 lines) (Bottom:) Erected by members and friends of the/509th Composite group/August 25, 1990/Additional funding provided by the/Division of Historic Preservation and Archeology unsigned Description:  An obelisk featuring a bronze rendition of the Enola Gay, a B-29 bomber, on its upper front side. The obelisk also mounts two inscribed plaques. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War II Architecture -- Vehicle -- Enola Gay Architecture -- Vehicle -- Airplane Literature -- Truman Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Nevada -- Wendover Obelisk Sculpture Owner:  Administered by 509th Composite Group, 642 Springhill Drive, Murray, Utah 84017 Located Wendover Visitor's Center, 735 Wendover Boulevard, P. O. Box 2468, Parking lot, Wendover, Nevada 89883 Remarks:  Erected by members and friends of the 509th Composite Group in memory of its members. Additional funding was provided by the Division of Historic Preservation and Archeology. The 509th Composite Group was the B-29 bomber group which dropped the two atomic bombs on Japan, ending World War II. Karl Quilter sculpted the airplane and Dean Wallin designed the overall memorial. A foundry in Heber City, Montana cast the airplane and Salt Lake Brass cast the plaques. IAS files contain a related brochure. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nevada survey, 1994. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS NV000111   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NV000111 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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