Theodore J Van Kirk
MilitaryPersonal collection of Bethany S. Huber, daughter of Herman S. Haag
Flew many missions with Paul Tibbets in 'The Red Gremlin' and was picked by him to navigate the atom bomb drop on Hiroshima
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 340th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-361713
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Red Gremlin, Superman
- Unit: 340th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
NARA files verified Silver Star for 6 August 1945 mission to Hiroshima and Air Medal with 10 oak leaf clusters for combat flights in the 12th Air Force and the NW African Strategic Air Force in 1942 and 1943.
Personal collection of Bethany S. Huber, daughter of Herman S. Haag (top turret gunner and engineer of B-17 41-24444, the Red Gremlin)
97th Bomb Group Association, Inc., Roster - June 1, 2000. Flew on the Enola Gay as part of Paul Tibbets crew. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia