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HR0651LRB104 20450 RMO 33915 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives wish to recognize Brigadier General Paul W. 

4Tibbets Jr., who provided 29 years of faithful service in the 

5United States Air Force during a perilous time, giving 

6security to the citizens of the United States; and

7 WHEREAS, Brigadier General Tibbets was born in Quincy in 

81915, and he graduated from Western Military Academy in Alton 

9in 1933; and

10 WHEREAS, Brigadier General Tibbets entered the United 

11States Army Air Corps on February 25, 1937, graduating from 

12pilot school in 1938; and

13 WHEREAS, In 1942, Brigadier General Tibbets was commander 

14of the 340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group and flew 25 combat 

15missions in B-17s, including the first American Flying 

16Fortress raid against occupied Europe; and

17 WHEREAS, Brigadier General Tibbets led the first heavy 

18bombardment mission in support of the invasion of North Africa 

19in November 1942 and flew General Mark Clark to rendezvous 

20with French forces prior to the invasion; on the night of the 

21invasion, he flew General Dwight D. Eisenhower to Gibraltar 

HR0651- 2 -LRB104 20450 RMO 33915 r

1and flew General Clark to Algiers, where he took command of the 

2invasion forces; and

3 WHEREAS, In 1944, Brigadier General Tibbets was assigned 

4to the atomic bomb project as the officer in charge of 

5developing an organization to deploy it; he flew the first 

6mission against enemy forces, dropping the bomb on Hiroshima 

7in 1945; and

8 WHEREAS, Brigadier General Tibbets graduated from the Air 

9Command and Staff School in 1947 and the Air War College in 

101955; he retired in 1966 after 29 years of faithful service,