Photograph of Trinity Site atomic bomb explosion, 0.016 second after explosion on July 16, 1945. The viewed hemisphere’s highest point in this image is about 200 meters high.
Event: New Mexico Role in WW II (1941-45)
200th Prepares to Depart for West Coast
This article establishes the time frame for the movement of the 200th Coast Artillery to the West Coast and eventual transport to the Philippines.
Sgt. Kiesov, Once Reported Dead, Captive
This article written in December of 1942 tells of the status of the 200th Coast Artillery. The Death March occurred prior to this and Sgt. Kiesov survived this..
National Guard Gets Its Order to Mobilize
Five New Mexico National Guard units in the 200th Coast Artillery received orders on January 3, 1941 to mobilize for a year’s service. The 200th units were from Gallup, Santa Fe, Taos. Deming, and Clovis. The newly-formed 104th Anti-tank battalion, with units in Roswell, Raton, Tucumcari, and Santa Fe, would also mobilize at this time. This order established the time frame for the mobilization of those who were in the Bataan Death March.
Last of original group of Navajo Code Talkers dies
This article summarizes the life of Chester Nez and also describes his enrollment into the code talker program during World War II.
Death March Victim Safe
This is an article provided by a survivor of the Bataan Death March, who escaped and hid for nearly three years before rejoining U. S. forces.
Santa Fe Artist Imprisoned in World War II Japanese Relocation Camp
This article is a first person documentation of internment of Japanese born citizens in Santa Fe. The article is provided as an advertisement for an artist who resided in the camp, but the historical details are very informative.
Navajo Code Talker Honored
Most of the code talker articles have been restricted in the Access Newspaper Archive database. This article was after the restriction and is somewhat later than the original articles. The article does define Code Talker activities.
Now They Can Be Told Aloud, Those Stoories of ‘The Hill’
This article describes the secrecy and censorship that affected New Mexico during the original development of the Atomic Bomb. It was published the same day (August 6, 1945) that President Truman revealed the Atomic bomb had been dropped on Hiroshima and that it had been developed in New Mexico.
Deadliest Weapons in World’s History, Made In Santa Fe Vicinity
In this article published on August 6, 1945, the same day the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Santa Fe first learns of a secret town of 6,000 residents located at the site of the Los Alamos Ranch School on the Pajarito Plateau. The new town of “Los Alamos” is described.
Very similar articles were published on the same day in two other communities in the United States. Where were they and why?