Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Fort Worth, Texas
Honored By
Son
B-29 CREW BASED ON TINIAN IN THE MARIANNA ISLANDS, FROM WHICH PRIMARY BOMBING CAMPAIGNS WERE LAUNCHED THAT BROUGHT JAPAN TO ITS KNEES. ENOLA GAY DEPARTED FROM TINIAN TO DROP THE A-BOMB. HE WAS PART OF A UNIT AND GROUP DECORATED FOR ITS BOMBING RUNS, MOST NOTABLY OVER KOBE AND TOKYO.