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On February 25, 1937, Paul enlisted as a flying cadet in the Army Air Corps at Fort Thomas, Kentucky. On August 5, 1945 Colonel Paul Tibbets formally named the B-29 Aircraft 44-86292 Enola Gay after his mother (she was named after the heroine, Enola Gay, of a novel her father had liked). On August 6, 1945 the Enola Gay departed with Tibbets at the controls at 2:45 a.m. for Hiroshima, Japan. The atomic bomb was dropped over Hiroshima at 8:15 a.m. local time.

In 1959 he was promoted to Brigadier GeneralA Brigadier General or one-star general is the lowest rank of general officer in the United States and some other countries, ranking just above Colonel and just below Major General. The rank is equivalent to the US Navy rank Rear Admiral (lower half), for.

Paul Tibbets retired from the U.S. Air Force on August 31August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining, as the final day of August. Events 1056 Byzantine Empress Theodora died suddenly without children to succeed the throne, ending the Macedonian, 1966Events January January 1 In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bedel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. January 2 Strike of public transportation workers in New York City ends January 13 January 3 First Acid Test at the Fil.

Awards and Decorations

• Distinguished Service CrossThe United States Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) is a military medal for gallantry awarded to a person serving with the U. The medal is awarded for a distinguished act of heroism that does not merit the Medal of Honor but that involves exceptional risk
• Distinguished Flying CrossThe Distinguished Flying Cross is a medal awarded to any officer or enlisted member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself or herself in combat in support of operations by "heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in a
• Air MedalThe Air Medal is a military decoration of the United States which was established by Executive Order 9158, signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt, on May 11, 1942. The Air Medal is retroactive to September 8, 1939. The Air Medal is awarded to any person who, whi
• Purple HeartThe Purple Heart is a U. military decoration awarded in the name of the President of the United States to those who are wounded or killed while serving in or with the U. military after April 5, 1917. Appearance The Purple Heart is a purple heart within a
• Legion of Merit
• Air Force Commendation Medal
• European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
• Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
• American Defense Service Medal
• American Campaign Medal
• World War II Victory Medal
• Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

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