- Within weeks after the bombs were dropped in early August 1945 he was assigned to take photographs filming the aftermath of the atomic bomb detonations in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. His still pictures and color film taken over nine months have been used in history books, newspaper articles, television and movies.
- Survived two plane crashes and shot footage that was used in William Wyler's 1944 wartime documentary "The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress."
- After World War II, Lt. Colonel McGovern wrote, directed and produced classified films on nuclear weapons testing and development at Lookout Mountain which was a a secret Cold War era government film lab and studio in the Hollywood Hills, California.
- During World War II, he was a combat photographer who filmed the aftermath of the atomic bomb detonations in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content