# George R. Caron

> Technical Sergeant George Robert Caron was the tail gunner, the only defender of the twelve crewmen, aboard the B-29 Enola Gay during the bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945. Facing the rear of the B-29, his vantage point made him the first airborne person to witness the mushroom cloud over Hiroshima.

*US Army Air Force soldier*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1919-10-31
- **Died:** 1995-06-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

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