Major General Charles W. Sweeney

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Charles William Sweeney

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Birthplace: Lowell, Massechusetts
Death: July 16, 2004 (84)
Boston (heart failure)
Place of Burial: Massachusetts National Cemetery
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Son of John James Sweeney Jr and Mary Beatrice Sweeney

Occupation: U.S. Air Force Major, Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki
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About Major General Charles W. Sweeney

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Sweeney

Major General Charles W. Sweeney (December 27, 1919 – July 16, 2004) was an officer in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II and the pilot who flew Bockscar carrying the Fat Man atomic bomb to the Japanese city of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. Separating from active duty at the end of World War II, he later became an officer in the Massachusetts Air National Guard as the Army Air Forces transitioned to an independent U.S. Air Force, eventually rising to the rank of Major General.

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Major General Charles W. Sweeney's Timeline

1919
December 27, 1919
Lowell, Massechusetts
2004
July 16, 2004
Age 84
Boston
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Massachusetts National Cemetery