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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: Word, Jr., Thomas Wesley
Year of Birth: 1926
Current Residence: Bearden, AR
County: Ouachita County
War Time Duty (MOS): Combat Rifleman / Platoon Guide
Branch of Service: US Army
Theater of Operation: Europe
Division: 70th Division
Regiment: 276th Infantry Regiment, Company G, 3rd Platoon
Major Engagements: Liberation of France, Germany
Biography: Mr. Word was part of the forces that liberated France and fought across Germany. Hear his emotional account of narrowly averting the killing of American troops. Listen as he recounts his journey through one of the biggest cataclysms in history.


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