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Paul Tibbets

United States Air Force pilot (1915–2007)
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Paul Tibbets
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Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
February 23, 1915
Date of death
November 1, 2007
Place of birth
Quincy
Place of death
Columbus
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
military officer, aircraft pilot, military personnel
Educated at
University of Florida, University of Cincinnati, Western Military Academy[9][10][11]
Award received
Distinguished Flying Cross, Legionnaire of Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, Air Medal, National Aviation Hall of Fame, Distinguished Service Cross[12][13][14][15][16][17]
Cause of death
heart failure[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[37]
Commander of (DEPRECATED)
509th Composite Group[29]
End of work period
1966[41]
Family name
Category:Tibbets (surname)[32]
Generational suffix
L252247-F2
Given name
Paul[33]
Manner of death
natural causes[35]
Member of the crew of
Enola Gay[42]
Military branch
United States Air Force, United States Army Air Corps, United States Army Air Forces, United States Army[19][20][21][22]
Military, police or special rank
brigadier general, brigadier general, soldier[23][24]
Name in native language
Paul Warfield Tibbets, Jr[39]
Participant in
atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki[36]
Participated in conflict
World War II, atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki[30][31]
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Present in work
Hiroshima[38]
Relative
Paul W. Tibbets IV[34]
Residence
Columbus, Quincy, Florida[26][27][28]
Start of work period
1937[40]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 33
ISNI
0000000082236615
VIAF cluster ID
43036142
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n78000305
GND ID
133748383
Atomic Heritage Foundation ID
paul-tibbets
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
TibbetsPaulW(PaulWarfield)1915-2007
Comic Vine ID
4005-136982
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
133748383
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Paul-Warfield-Tibbets-Jr
FAST ID
1436802
Film.ru person ID
paul-tibbets
Find a Grave memorial ID
22597206
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Freebase ID
/m/01cb95
Geni profile ID
6000000002373318924
IMDb ID
nm0862544
J9U entity ID
987007385550805171
JRC Names ID
205048
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
133748383
Kinobox person ID
913616
Letterboxd actor ID
paul-tibbets
NE.se ID
paul-w-tibbets
NNDB people ID
709/000022643
National Aviation Hall of Fame ID
paul-warfield-tibbets-jr
Our Campaigns candidate ID
87261
SNAC ARK ID
w64b3s96
TMDB person ID
3442035
Topic's main category
Category:Paul Tibbets
Trading Card Database name ID
121378
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10581134
WikiTree person ID
Tibbets-45
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyMhWKrkx9FbRwhqXgBT3
Yale LUX ID
person/b025d5b5-5527-47e0-bbdd-1827870379e6
ČSFD person ID
271073

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🔗 Connections
Award received 5
Purple Heart, Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, National Aviation Hall of Fame
Military branch 4
United States Air Force, United States Army, United States Army Air Forces, United States Army Air Corps
Occupation 3
aircraft pilot, military officer, military personnel
Residence 3
Florida, Columbus, Quincy
Educated at 2
University of Florida, University of Cincinnati
Military, police or special rank 2
brigadier general, brigadier general
Participated in conflict 2
World War II, atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
← Characters 2
Radioactive, Hiroshima
Cause of death 1
heart failure
Commander of (DEPRECATED) 1
509th Composite Group
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Paul
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of the crew of 1
Enola Gay
Participant in 1
atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Participated in 1
atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Place of birth 1
Quincy
Place of death 1
Columbus
Present in work 1
Hiroshima
Sex or gender 1
male
← Cast member 1
The Atomic Cafe
← Commanded by 1
atomic bombing of Hiroshima
← Crew members 1
Enola Gay
← Main subject 1
Above and Beyond
← Named by 1
Enola Gay
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Summary

Paul Tibbets was born on February 23, 1915[1], in Quincy[2]. He died on November 1, 2007[3], in Columbus[4]. He worked as a military officer[5], aircraft pilot[6], and military personnel[7].

FAQs

Where was Paul Tibbets born?

Paul Tibbets's place of birth was Quincy[2].

Where did Paul Tibbets die?

Paul Tibbets passed away in Columbus[4].

What did Paul Tibbets do for work?

Paul Tibbets worked as a military officer[5], aircraft pilot[6], and military personnel[7].

Where did Paul Tibbets go to school?

Paul Tibbets was educated at University of Florida[9], University of Cincinnati[10], and Western Military Academy[11].

What awards did Paul Tibbets receive?

Honors received include Distinguished Flying Cross[12], Legionnaire of Legion of Merit[13], Purple Heart[14], and Air Medal[15].

Related Entities

Florida United States

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