Robert A. Lewis

Robert A. Lewis
Capt. Lewis, c. 1945
Born	(1917-10-18)October 18, 1917 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	June 18, 1983(1983-06-18) (aged 65) Newport News, Virginia, U.S.
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army Air Forces
Rank	Major
Unit	509th Composite Group
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Silver Star[1]
Spouse(s)	Mary Eileen Kelly
Other work	Chemist, Manager, Pilot

Robert Alvin Lewis (October 18, 1917 – June 18, 1983) was a United States Army Air Forces officer serving in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. He was the co-pilot and aircraft commander^[2] of the Enola Gay, the B-29 Superfortress bomber which dropped the atomic bomb Little Boy on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.