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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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Roy R. Griffin - Tour of Duty

HomeTown: Yazoo City, Mississippi

Military Training:

    Fort Benning, Georgia

Point of Embarkation: New York City, New York

Locations of Service:

  1. Londonderry, Northern Ireland
  2. Oran, Algeria
  3. Tunisia, North Africa
  4. Sicily
  5. Italy
  6. Normandy, France
  7. Northern France
  8. Rhineland
  9. Central Europe
  10. Antwerp, Belgium

Point of Return: Camp Miles Standish, Boston, Massachusetts
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