Lt. Jeppson, pictured before his first and only combat mission.(National Museum Of Nuclear Science And History)
Morris 'Dick' Jeppson Dies At 87; Weapons Specialist Armed The Atomic Bomb Dropped On Hiroshima -- L.A. Times
On Aug. 6, 1945, Jeppson and another man armed the bomb called 'Little Boy' aboard the B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay. The bombing is credited with bringing an early end to WWII.
Morris "Dick" Jeppson, a weapons specialist who was mid-flight when he completed arming the first atomic bomb, which the Enola Gay B-29 Superfortress dropped on Hiroshima in World War II, has died. He was 87.
Jeppson, a retired scientist and businessman, died March 30 of complications related to old age at Summerlin Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas, said his wife, Molly.
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My Comment: Navigator Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk, 89 is now the only surviving member of the 12-man Enola Gay crew. For more information on him, go here.