Theodore Van Kirk

Theodore Van Kirk

military personnel
navigator
🇳🇱Netherlands

Theodore Jerome "Dutch" Van Kirk was a navigator in the United States Army Air Forces, best known as the navigator of the Enola Gay when it dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Upon the death of fellow crewman Morris Jeppson on March 30, 2010, Van Kirk became the last surviving member of the Enola Gay crew.

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Lifespan
1921 – 2014
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Background

Born in
Northumberland
Educated at
Bucknell UniversityAviation Cadet Training Program
Awards
🏆 Silver Star🏆 Air Medal🏆 Distinguished Flying Cross

Timeline

  • 1921

    Born

    Birth
  • 2014

    Died

    Death

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