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Originally Posted by DeltAlum
About a week and a half ago, I heard on a newscast that Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbetts (USAF, Ret.) who, as a Colonel, commanded the flight of the Enola Gay which dropped the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima passed away on September 1.
He had purposely stayed out of the limelight for years because of the controversy surrounding the mission but reportedly had no regrets because it helped shorten the war.
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Originally Posted by Tom Earp
Two things come to mind:
1. He was ordered to as air craft commander. He was in the Military in a time of a major war.
2. It helped stop WW!! in the Pacific where the lose of American life would have been astronomical.
My Father was in WWII in the Pacific Army and not a scratch, but my Uncle a Marine in the Pacific had *13* Purple Hearts.
So much for ending Major wars. 
Oh, we have Police actions since then! |
Tom;
There is a great deal more than just what you wrote about Gen Tibbetts.
He was one of the best pilots in the 8th Air Force in England.
And his "special op" unit practiced and planned attacks on Japan as well as Germany.