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Theodore Jerome “Dutch” Van Kirk

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Theodore Jerome “Dutch” Van Kirk Veteran Famous memorial

Birth
Northumberland, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
28 Jul 2014 (aged 93)
Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Northumberland, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.8992186, Longitude: -76.8025124
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World War II United States Military Figure. Captain Van Kirk was the last surviving crew member of the B-29 Superfortress Bomber, known as the Enola Gay, that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan August 6, 1945. Pilot Colonel Paul Tibetts hand picked Van Kirk to be his navigator on the historic mission. Van Kirk remained in the military for one more year following the war and then received a bachelors and masters degree in chemical engineering. He had a 35 year career with Dupont before retiring in 1985. In 2007 Van Kirk auctioned off his flight log from the Enola Gay mission because he wanted it to be in a museum. It sold for $358,500.
World War II United States Military Figure. Captain Van Kirk was the last surviving crew member of the B-29 Superfortress Bomber, known as the Enola Gay, that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan August 6, 1945. Pilot Colonel Paul Tibetts hand picked Van Kirk to be his navigator on the historic mission. Van Kirk remained in the military for one more year following the war and then received a bachelors and masters degree in chemical engineering. He had a 35 year career with Dupont before retiring in 1985. In 2007 Van Kirk auctioned off his flight log from the Enola Gay mission because he wanted it to be in a museum. It sold for $358,500.

Bio by: Ron Moody



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  • Originally Created by: ArmstrongHistory
  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133531038/theodore_jerome-van_kirk: accessed ), memorial page for Theodore Jerome “Dutch” Van Kirk (27 Feb 1921–28 Jul 2014), Find a Grave Memorial ID 133531038, citing Riverview Cemetery, Northumberland, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.