Thomas Ferebee

Thomas Wilson Ferebee
Van Kirk, Tibbets, and Thomas Ferebee (right)
Born(1918-11-09)November 9, 1918
Mocksville, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedMarch 16, 2000(2000-03-16) (aged 81)
Windermere, Florida, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
Service years1942–1970
RankColonel
Unit509th Composite Group
Conflicts
Awards

Thomas Wilson Ferebee (November 9, 1918 – March 16, 2000) was the bombardier aboard the B-29 Superfortress, Enola Gay, which dropped the atomic bomb "Little Boy" on Hiroshima in 1945.

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