My True Course: Dutch Van Kirk, Northumberland to Hiroshima

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"My True Course: Dutch Van Kirk, Northumberland to Hiroshima" is a memoir by Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk, the navigator of the Enola Gay, recounting his life and role in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
memoir
about life of a World War II navigator
personal experiences of the Hiroshima mission crew
strategic bombing in World War II
author Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describes Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk's early life in Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk's service in World War II
Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk's training as a navigator
aftermath of the Hiroshima mission for the crew
dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
flight of the Enola Gay on 6 August 1945
planning of the Hiroshima mission
focusesOn personal reflections on the use of the atomic bomb
role of the navigator on the Enola Gay
genre autobiography
military memoir
hasProtagonist Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk
language English
mainSubject Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk
narrativePerspective first-person
subject B-29 Superfortress
Enola Gay
Pacific War
United States Army Air Forces
World War II
aerial navigation
atomic bombing of Hiroshima
titleContains Dutch Van Kirk
Hiroshima
Northumberland

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navigator: Theodore Van Kirk notableWork My True Course: Dutch Van Kirk, Northumberland to Hiroshima
subject surface form: Theodore Van Kirk