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First Name: George

Last Name: Caron

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Gender: Male

Branch: U.S. Army Air Forces (1941 - 1947)







Date of Birth: 31 October 1919

Date of Death: 03 June 1995

Rank: Technical Sergeant

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George Caron

   
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•  World War II (1941 - 1945)

Biography:

George Caron
Technical Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces

George Caron was born on 31 October 1919.

Caron was the tail gunner on the "Enola Gay," the plane that dropped the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945.

He was awarded the Silver Star Medal.

Death and Burial

George Caron died on 3 June 1995. He is buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, CO.



Honoree ID: 2315   Created by: MHOH

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