September 7, 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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Name of Veteran County City
Farmer, Resty (Vicencio) Crawford County Van Buren, AR
Fountain, Mitchell Crawford County Van Buren, AR
Rowland, Eckel Wright Crawford County Van Buren, AR
The following veterans have been interviewed and are still under development for their personal pages.
Harris, Garland Gano Crawford County Van Buren, AR
Spivey, Ned Morris Crawford County Van Buren, AR



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