Robert A. Lewis
US Air Force officer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Alvin Lewis (October 18, 1917 – June 18, 1983) was a United States Army Air Forces officer serving in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. He was the co-pilot and aircraft commander[2] of the Enola Gay, the B-29 Superfortress bomber which dropped the atomic bomb Little Boy on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
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Robert A. Lewis | |
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![]() Capt. Lewis, c. 1945 | |
Born | (1917-10-18)October 18, 1917 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Died | June 18, 1983(1983-06-18) (aged 65) Newport News, Virginia, U.S. |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Army Air Forces |
Rank | Major |
Unit | 509th Composite Group |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Silver Star[1] |
Spouse(s) | Mary Eileen Kelly |
Other work | Chemist, Manager, Pilot |
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