Jacob Beser | |
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 Beser in August 1945 | |
| Born | May 15, 1921 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Died | June 17, 1992 (aged 71) Pikesville, Maryland |
| Buried | Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery Baltimore, Maryland |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Army Air Forces |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 |
| Rank | First Lieutenant |
| Unit | 509th Composite Group |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal |
Jacob Beser (May 15, 1921 – June 17, 1992) was a lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces who served during World War II. Beser was the radar specialist aboard the Enola Gay on August 6, 1945, when it dropped the Little Boy atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Three days later, Beser was a crewmember aboard Bockscar when the Fat Man bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. He was the only person to have served as a strike crew member of both of the 1945 atomic bomb missions.[1]
- ^ Goldfarb, Bruce. "Over Hiroshima, Missing the Target by 500 Feet Was Kind of Academic". Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2007-06-14.