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Paul Tibbets
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Birth name | Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. |
Born | Quincy, Illinois, U.S. |
23 February 1915
Died | 1 November 2007 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
(aged 92)
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Years of service | 1937–1966 |
Rank | Brigadier general |
Commands held | 340th Bombardment Squadron 509th Composite Group 308th Bombardment Wing 6th Air Division |
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Awards | Distinguished Service Cross Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross (2) Purple Heart Air Medal (4) |
Other work | Charter Pilot and President of Executive Jet Aviation |
Paul Warfield Tibbets, Jr (February 23, 1915 – November 1, 2007) was a Brigadier general for the United States Air Force from 1937 to 1966. Paul is famous for dropping the first Atomic bomb on Hiroshima in the B-29 Superfortress called Enola Gay. He was born in Quincy, Illinois.
Tibbets died of heart failure after suffering a small stroke in Columbus, Ohio, aged 92. His remains were cremated where his ashes were later scattered across the English Channel.
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