Quincy Native Paul Tibbets Helped End WWII 67 Years Ago Today
August 6, 2012 It was August 6, 1945 and the United States was involved with World War Two on two fronts, in Europe and also in the South Pacific. Supplies were waning fighting in two different parts of the world at the same time. So the decision was made by then President Harry Truman to utilize an atomic bomb for the first time ever.