US Army Air Forces navigator; recipient of the Silver Star
Theodore J. Van Kirk
Van Kirk (left) with Tibbets, and Ferebee, 6 August 1945
Nickname(s)
"Dutch", "Ted"
Born
(1921-02-27)February 27, 1921 Northumberland, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
July 28, 2014(2014-07-28) (aged 93) Stone Mountain, Georgia, U.S.
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Army
Years of service
1941–1946
Rank
Major
Unit
97th Bomb Group
509th Bomb Wing
Battles/wars
World War II
Awards
Silver Star
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Medal (15)
Signature
Theodore Jerome "Dutch" Van Kirk (February 27, 1921 – July 28, 2014) 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.[1]
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Theodore Jerome "Dutch" VanKirk (February 27, 1921 – July 28, 2014) was a navigator in the United States Army Air Forces, best known as the navigator...
NASM's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. The last survivor of its crew, TheodoreVanKirk, died on 28 July 2014 at the age of 93. The Enola Gay (Model number...
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Verbraeken, Paul (5 November 2016). "Onbewoonbaar Antwerp" (in Dutch). Gazet van Antwerpen Wass & Dender. p. 34. Retrieved 24 December 2018 – via PressReader...
crew of the Enola Gay, including Paul Tibbets, Morris Jeppson, and TheodoreVanKirk, visited the museum and donated objects to it. In January 2005, Takahisa...
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Left to right: Major Thomas W. Ferebee, Bombardier; Col. Paul W. Tibbets, Jr. Pilot; Capt. Theodore J. VanKirk, Navigator; and Captain Robert Lewis....
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"Tales From the Douglas' 'Crypt'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 3, 2017. Kirk Douglas is 75 years old and "Yellow" marks the first time he's shared a stage...
Bowler, Antony Starr, Siobhan Marshall, Antonia Prebble, Frank Whitten and Kirk Torrance. Color key: Grant Bowler is credited as "Starring" from "Where the...
ransom by a local hashish-dealing gang. Guest Stars: Daphne Ashbrook, Herbert Edelman, David Hess, Sid Haig, Michael Zand, Clive Revill and Theodore Bikel....
Gesellschaft. 7 (1): 608–623. doi:10.1002/cber.187400701193. Van Ness, J. H. (1983). "Vanillin". Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 3rd edition...
Museum. p. XV. ISBN 0-87846-134-5. Huyghe (1973), pp. 54, 77, 121. Varnedoe, Kirk (1987). Gustave Caillebotte. Yale University Press. p. 90. ISBN 9780300037227...
Microbiology in Obolensk, Moscow Oblast. Produced by Matthew Collins, directed by Kirk Wolfinger, made by WGBH. Shown on Tuesday 20 November 2001 on The Nature...
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