Suzanne Dietz

The last surviving member of the Enola Gay crew dies

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Theodore Van Kirk was a 24-year-old navigator on the Enola Gay when it dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, at the end of World War II. He was the last surviving member of the crew, before dying this week at the age of 93.Theodore Van Kirk was a 24-year-old navigator on the Enola Gay when it dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, at the end of World War II. He was the last surviving member of the crew, before dying this week at the age of 93.