navigator: Theodore Van Kirk

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human military officer navigator

Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk was the U.S. Army Air Forces officer who served as the navigator on the Enola Gay during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in World War II.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → military officer → navigator →
aircraft	B-17 Flying Fortress → B-29 Superfortress → Enola Gay →
awardReceived	Air Medal → Distinguished Flying Cross → Silver Star →
causeOfDeath	natural causes →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1921-02-27 →
dateOfDeath	2014-07-28 →
educatedAt	Bucknell University → Susquehanna University →
employer	United States Army Air Forces →
ethnicGroup	European American →
familyName	Van Kirk →
fieldOfWork	aerial navigation →
genre	memoir →
givenName	Theodore →
hasPartInMotive	strategic bombing →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
militaryBranch	United States Army Air Forces →
militaryRank	major →
militaryUnit	509th Composite Group → 97th Bombardment Group →
nickname	Dutch →
notableEvent	last surviving crew member of the Enola Gay →
notableWork	My True Course: Dutch Van Kirk, Northumberland to Hiroshima → navigator of the Enola Gay during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima → participation in Operation Silverplate →
occupation	military officer → navigator →
participatedIn	Operation Silverplate → atomic bombing of Hiroshima →
partOf	509th Composite Group →
placeOfBirth	Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States →
placeOfDeath	Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States →
positionHeld	bombardment aircraft navigator →
religion	Christianity →
residence	Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States → Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States →
role	navigator of the Enola Gay →
serviceNumber	O-885523 →
sexOrGender	male →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Enola Gay →	crewPositionOnHiroshimaMission