July 31, 2010
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Fat Man was the code name of the atomic bomb, made from plutonium, that destroyed Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 1945. It was 128 inches long and 60 inches in diameter. The bomb was dropped from the B-29 named "Bock's Car".

Did you know that Fat Man was named for Prime Minister Winston Churchill?
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Russ Adams Russ Adams
1920 - February 23, 2007

Margaret Booth Margaret Booth
1921 - February 08, 2007

Harold Benedict Downes Harold Benedict Downes
1925 - January 02, 2008

Stuart Tillman Fikes Stuart Tillman Fikes
1926 - March 17, 2007

Herbert L. Greer Herbert L. Greer
1921 - August 30, 2007

L. N. Hudson L. N. Hudson
1917 - December 25, 2006

Glen M. Majors Glen M. Majors
1921 - May 21, 2006

Johnie Matthews Johnie Matthews
1901 - July 28, 2004

Luther Byron McBryde Luther Byron McBryde
1924 - June 16, 2007

Ebb C. Murphy Ebb C. Murphy
1926 - October 20, 2006



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