Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. was born in in Quincy, Illinois on February 23rd, 1915. He is still alive and lives in Chicago. He is know for dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan in 1945, and contributing to the quicker end of WWII. When he was young, his family moved to Florida and that is where he grew up. He had a brother, and a sister in an average home for that time period. His dad most of his life in the military, and his mom was pretty much an average housewife. His dad did not want him to be a pilot, but his mom was very supportive in anything he did. She was the one who finally inspired him to become one, and eventually a hero.
He went to the Western Military Academy, then proceeded to the University of Florida, and Cincinnati. That is when he became a flight cadet at Arm
Paul Tibbets inspired people around him to be determined on one goal, because eventually you will succeed. He inspired me to find something that I really enjoy and dedicate my life to it, just like his dedication to the Air force. I have one major similarity with Mr.Tibbit , when I find something that I really enjoy, or want to do I will give it my all. I think I have what it to be a hero but only if the right situation came up, because I do not want to try for something that will simply never happened.
Tibbet?s magnum opus according to him, was dedicating his life to defending his country. He explained that commanding the mission on Hiroshima was just another part of his job to him, If he didn?t do it someone else would have. He just did it to show that it could be done, and that is why he didn?t wan
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