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Accidental witness: historian to recount McGlohon’s A-bomb experience in Asheboro library talk

Asheboro Public Library 201 Worth St, Asheboro

Many Asheboro residents are aware that legendary Fire Chief John McGlohon, as an aerial reconnaissance photographer in World War II, snapped images of the atomic bomb blast at Hiroshima. What they may not know is that as McGlohon began to tell his story, doubters arose — and because his images were classified Top Secret until […]

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