Family Homesite Colonel Thomas W. Ferebee
Posted by: Padon
N 35° 55.197 W 080° 38.596
17S E 532184 N 3975128
Enola Gay Bombardier, Col. Thomas W. Ferebee, near Mocksville, NC
Waymark Code: WM356T
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 02/11/2008
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Family Homesite
Colonel Thomas W. Ferebee
Bombardier, Enola Gay
Dropped Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan
August 6, 1945
This sign looks to be privately funded, and erected. It is located on Hwy 64 E. of I-40 near Mocksville, NC. (Davie Co.)
Born near Mocksville, NC Nov.9,1918, Served in the US Air Force 1942-1970, died March 16, 2000 in Windermere, FL at age 81.
Quoted as saying: "I'm convinced that the bombing saved many lives by ending the war" Newsweek Magazine 1970.
Marker Name: Family Homesite Col. Thomas W. Ferebee
Marker Type: Roadside
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