Theodore Van Kirk

American Air Force navigator; recipient of the Silver Star (1921–2014) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Theodore Van Kirk
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Theodore Van Kirk (February 27, 1921 July 28, 2014) was an American military personal. He was the navigator of the United States Army Air Forces.

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He was best known as the navigator of the Enola Gay when they dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Van Kirk was the last surviving member of the Enola Gay crew.[1]

Van Kirk died on July 28, 2014 in Stone Mountain, Georgia from natural causes, aged 93.[2][1]

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