Jacob Beser
Military personnel
Jacob Beser was a lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces who served during World War II. Beser was the radar specialist aboard the Enola Gay on August 6, 1945, when it dropped the Little Boy atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Wikipedia
Born: May 15, 1921, Baltimore, MD
Died: June 17, 1992 (age 71 years), Pikesville, MD
Awards: Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, and Air Medal
Buried: Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery; Baltimore, Maryland
Rank: First Lieutenant
Service/branch: United States Army Air Forces