Charles Sweeney
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Charles William Sweeney was an officer in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and the pilot who flew Bockscar carrying the Fat Man atomic bomb to the Japanese city of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. Wikipedia
Born: December 27, 1919, Lowell, MA
Died: July 16, 2004 (age 84 years), Boston, MA
Education: Purdue University and North Quincy High School
Awards: Silver Star and Air Medal
Battles/wars: World War II: Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima; Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
Buried: Massachusetts National Cemetery
Commands held: 393rd Bombardment Squadron; 102nd Tactical Fighter Wing