Paul Tibbets

Acting

Born: 1915-02-23
Died: 2007-11-01
From: Quincy, Illinois, U.S.
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.1

Also Known As

Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr.

Biography

Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. (February 23, 1915 – November 1, 2007) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force. He is best known as the aircraft captain who flew the B-29 Superfortress known as the Enola Gay (named after his mother) when it dropped a Little Boy, the first of two atomic bombs used in warfare, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

Awards & Nominations6 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

National Aviation Hall of Fame

1996
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Air Medal

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Legionnaire of Legion of Merit

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Purple Heart

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Distinguished Service Cross

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Distinguished Flying Cross