Paul W. Tibbets Jr.

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aviator human military officer

Paul W. Tibbets Jr. was a United States Air Force brigadier general best known as the pilot of the Enola Gay, the B-29 bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb used in warfare on Hiroshima during World War II.

Aliases (3)

Colonel Paul W. Tibbets Jr. ×2
Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. ×1
pilot Paul W. Tibbets Jr. ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aviator → human → military officer →
aircraftFlown	Boeing B-29 Superfortress → Enola Gay →
allegiance	United States →
awardReceived	Air Medal → Distinguished Flying Cross → Distinguished Service Cross → Legion of Merit → Purple Heart → Silver Star →
birthDate	1915-02-23 →
birthPlace	Quincy, Illinois, United States →
child	Paul W. Tibbets III →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	2007-11-01 →
deathPlace	Columbus, Ohio, United States →
education	University of Cincinnati → University of Florida →
familyName	Tibbets →
fullName	Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. →
genreOfActivity	strategic bombing →
givenName	Paul →
languageSpoken	English →
militaryBranch	United States Air Force → United States Army Air Forces →
militaryRank	brigadier general →
namedAfter	his father, Paul Warfield Tibbets Sr. →
notableAircraftCommanded	Enola Gay →
notableEvent	Pilot of the Enola Gay during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima →
notableFor	commanding and piloting the first atomic bombing mission in history →
notableWork	Atomic bombing of Hiroshima →
occupation	military officer → pilot →
parent	Enola Gay Tibbets → Paul Warfield Tibbets Sr. →
placeOfBurial	no burial; cremated and ashes scattered over the English Channel →
positionHeld	commander of the 509th Composite Group →
reasonForNoGrave	to avoid his grave becoming a site of protest or vandalism →
religion	Episcopalian →
serviceNumber	O-727658 →
spouse	Andrea Quattrehomme → Lucy Frances Wingate →
unit	509th Composite Group → 97th Bombardment Group →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Paul Warfield Tibbets Sr. → Paul Warfield Tibbets Sr. →	child
509th Composite Group ("Colonel Paul W. Tibbets Jr.") → atomic bombing of Hiroshima →	commander
Paul Warfield Tibbets Sr. → Paul Warfield Tibbets Sr. →	fatherOf
44-86292 → Enola Gay →	namedBy
Enola Gay →	commandedBy
44-86292 →	commandingPilot
Little Boy →	crewCommanderOfDeliveryAircraft
44-86292 ("pilot Paul W. Tibbets Jr.") →	crewPositionOnMission
Paul W. Tibbets Jr. ("Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr.") →	fullName
Tibbets →	hasNotableBearer
509th Composite Group ("Colonel Paul W. Tibbets Jr.") →	notableCommander
Paul Warfield Tibbets Sr. →	notableRelative
Enola Gay →	pilotOnHiroshimaMission
Paul Warfield Tibbets Sr. →	relative