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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: Arrington, Stanley T.
Year of Birth: 1924
Current Residence: Camden, AR
County: Ouachita County
War Time Duty (MOS): 44 mm Anti-Aircraft Gun Squad/Seaman
Branch of Service: US Navy
Theater of Operation: Pacific
Division: USS Iowa (BB-61) battleship
Regiment: Not applicable
Major Engagements: Saipan, Tinian, Japan
Biography: Mr. Arrington spent his days and nights keeping his 44mm anti-aircraft gun clean and ready. When the USS Iowa (BB-61) brought home POWs, he gave up his bunk and slept in the ammunition room. Listen to his story about the Japanese surrender and more in his interview.


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