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Sweeney Charles William

Monuments

Number 2 Bomb PIt

 

Name:
Charles William Sweeney
Rank:
Major General
Serial Number:
Unit:
393rd Bomb Squadron (Heavy), 509th Composite
Date of Death:
2004-07-16
State:
Massachusetts
Cemetery:
MA National Cemetery, Bourne, MA
Plot:
38
Row:
Grave:
404
Decoration:
Silver Star, Air Medal
Comments:

Born 27 Dec 1919 in Lowell, Massachusetts. Joined the Army Air Corps on 28 April 41. The pilot who flew the "Fat Man" atomic bomb to Nagasaki on August 9, 1945.