September 10, 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?

The PROJECT
County

Name of Veteran County City
Dale, Theodore Roosevelt Saline County Alexander, AR
Fikes, Stuart Tillman Saline County Benton, AR
The following veterans have been interviewed and are still under development for their personal pages.
(Lee) Yarberry, Sara Ann Saline County Benton, AR
(Lee) Yarberry, Sara Ann Saline County Benton, AR
Armbrust, Bernard Flynn Saline County Benton, AR
Basse, Shirley Elroy Saline County Benton, AR
Bledsoe, Harley Louis Saline County Benton, AR
Caple, Frank DeJalma Saline County Benton, AR
Chrismas, John Edward Saline County Hot Springs Village, AR
Dixon, Richard Baker Saline County Benton, AR
Fulcher, David Maurice Saline County Benton, AR
Grant, James R. Saline County Alexander, AR
Jackman, Eugene Taylor Saline County Benton, AR
Jacobs, Richard V. Saline County Benton, AR
Jacobs, Richard Vincent Saline County Benton, AR
Lyle, Florriedeen Wakenight Saline County Benton, AR
McNew, Homer G. Saline County Bryant, AR
Moore, Jr., Robert Bowen Saline County Benton, AR
Ray, Pearce, Jr. Saline County Benton, AR
Robinson, James Olen Saline County Benton, AR
Scott, Milton B. Saline County Benton, AR
Shankwiler, Horace Saline County Hot Springs Village, AR
Waldo, Henry Bruce Saline County Hot Springs Village, AR
Yarberry, Randle Audry Saline County Benton, AR



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