Ferebee remained in the service after World War II, serving mostly with the Strategic Air Command until the early 1970s. As bombardier of the Enola Gay, Ferebee released the atomic bomb which struck Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. Thomas Ferebee (1918-2000) flew 60 bombing missions in Europe before being recruited to the 509th Composite Group to be specially trained for the dropping of atomic bombs. Printed text of the partial nuclear test ban treaty, postmarked Washington, D.C., October 7, 1963. Ferebee/Bombardier of Enola Gay/Hiroshima, Japan August 6, 1945', 8½x11. He signs a philatelic display bearing the printed text of the nuclear test ban treaty, postmarked the week the treaty went into effect.
