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    Paul Tibbets

    Brigadier General, United States Air Force.
    Date of Birth: 23.02.1915
    Country: USA

    Content:
    1. Early Life
    2. Military Career
    3. World War II
    4. The Manhattan Project
    5. The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
    6. Later Life
    7. Personal Life and Legacy

    Early Life

    Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr.

    was born on February 23, 1915, in Quincy, Illinois. He spent his formative years in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Miami, Florida. Tibbets attended the University of Florida and joined the Sigma Nu fraternity in 1934.

    Military Career

    Enlistment and Training

    On February 25, 1937, Tibbets enlisted as a cadet in the U.S.

    Army Air Forces. He commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1938 and became a pilot at Kelly Field in Texas.

    World War II

    In 1942, Tibbets commanded the 340th Bombardment Squadron, flying Boeing B-17s in Europe.

    He later participated in operations in the Mediterranean theater before returning to the U.S. to test-fly the Boeing B-29 Superfortress.

    The Manhattan Project

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