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Norris Jernigan, a veteran of the 509th Composite Group, poses with pilots assigned to 393rd Bomb Squadron during a heritage event at historic Wendover Airfield, Utah, May 9, 2022. Jernigan served as an intelligence clerk at Wendover Air Force Base during World War II under the 393rd squadron. The 509th Composite Group, comprising of four subsequent squadrons- including the 393rd squadron, was stood up in 1944, as the weapons delivery section under the Manhattan Project. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Victoria Hommel)