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Paul Tibbets was born on February 23, 1915, in Quincy, Illinois.
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After graduating from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, with a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, he enlisted in the Aviation Cadet Program of the U.S. Army Air Corps on February 25, 1937. Tibbets was commissioned a 2nd Lt and awarded his pilot wings at Kelly Field, Texas, on February 16, 1938.
His first assignment was to the 16th Observation Squadron at Fort Benning, Georgia, from February 1938 to April 1941. He then served with the 3rd Bomb Group at Savannah AAFB, Georgia, from April 1941 to February 1942.
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Tibbets served briefly with the 29th Bomb Group before being made commander of the 340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, at MacDill AAFB, Florida. His squadron deployed to England in June 1942, and Col Tibbets flew 25 combat missions, including the first American raid against occupied Europe, before moving to North Africa for Operation Torch.
He returned to the U.S. in March 1943 and was assigned to the B-29 Superf