Robert A. Lewis | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | October 18, 1917
Died | June 18, 1983 Newport News, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 65)
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Army Air Forces |
Rank | Major |
Unit | 509th Composite Group |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Silver Star[1] |
Spouse(s) | Mary Eileen Kelly |
Other work | Chemist, Manager, Pilot |
Robert Alvin Lewis (October 18, 1917 – June 18, 1983) was a United States Army Air Forces officer serving in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. He was the co-pilot and aircraft commander[2] of the Enola Gay, the B-29 Superfortress bomber which dropped the atomic bomb Little Boy on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.