The family was listed there in the 1920 U.S. He was raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where his father was a confections wholesaler. Tibbets was born in Quincy, Illinois, the son of Paul Warfield Tibbets, Sr., and the former Enola Gay Haggard. The bomb, code-named Little Boy, was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. (Febru– November 1, 2007) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force, best known for being the pilot of the Enola Gay, the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb in the history of warfare. Rank US-O7 insignia.svg Brigadier GeneralĬommands held 509th Composite Group 308th Bomb Wingīattles/wars World War II (North African, European, and Pacific Theaters) atomic bombing of Hiroshima AwardsĬharter Pilot and President of Executive Jet Aviation Service/branch United States Army Air Forces Years of service 1937–1966
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