Mission Personnel
Enola Gay's crew on 6 August 1945, consisted of 12 men. Only three, Tibbetts, Ferebee, and Parsons, knew the purpose of the mission. Despite being veterans of many bombing raids, the gigantic explosion caused several crewmen to shout in horror and amazement "My God!"
(Asterisks denote regular crewmen of the Enola Gay.)
- Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, Jr. (1915–2007) – Pilot and Aircraft commander
- Captain Robert A. Lewis (1917–1983) – Co-pilot; Enola Gay's assigned aircraft commander*
- Major Thomas Ferebee (1918–2000) – Bombardier; replaced regular crewman Donald Orrphin.
- Captain Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk (1921–) – Navigator
- U.S. Navy Captain William S. "Deak" Parsons (1901–1953) – Weaponeer and bomb commander.
- Lieutenant Jacob Beser (1921–1992) – Radar countermeasures (also the only man to fly on both of the nuclear bombing aircraft)
- Second Lieutenant Morris R. Jeppson (1922–2010) – Assistant weaponeer
- Technical Sergeant George R. "Bob" Caron (1919–1995) – Tail gunner*
- Technical Sergeant Wyatt E. Duzenbury (1913–1992) – Flight engineer*
- Sergeant Joe S. Stiborik (1914–1984) – Radar operator*
- Sergeant Robert H. Shumard (1920–1967) – Assistant flight engineer*
- Private First Class Richard H. Nelson (1925–2003) – VHF radio operator*
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