Charles Sweeney

Charles Sweeney
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Birth name	Charles William Sweeney
Born	(1919-12-27)December 27, 1919 Lowell, Massachusetts
Died	July 16, 2004(2004-07-16) (aged 84) Boston, Massachusetts
Buried	Massachusetts National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army Air Corps United States Army Air Forces  United States Air Force Massachusetts Air National Guard
Years of service	1941–1979
Rank	Major General
Unit	509th Composite Group
Commands held	393rd Bombardment Squadron 102nd Tactical Fighter Wing
Battles/wars	World War II Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
Awards	Silver Star Air Medal

Charles William Sweeney (December 27, 1919 – July 16, 2004) was an officer in the United States 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 United States Air Force, eventually rising to the rank of major general.