Eugene DiSabatino: Manhattan Project

DiSabatino was selected by Army officers at NYU and after being interviewed was assigned to Los Alamos.

DiSabatino was selected by Army officers at NYU and after being interviewed was assigned to Los Alamos. When that fateful day was determined, Gene assisted the loading of the“Fat Man” into the B-29 bomber Bockscar, headed towards Nagasaki, Japan. To Gene’s knowledge, he was the last person on earth to lay hands on the bomb before it was deployed on August 9, 1945. He was only 23 years old.