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| Recent Address: |
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West Farmington, ME
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Frank and Helen; Wife: Marion; Children: Stephen, John and Marcia
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| Hometown: |
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Newton, KS and Plymouth, MA
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| Date Entered Service: |
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November 11, 1942
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| Service Number: |
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| Bomb Group: |
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444th
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| Squadron: |
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677th
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| Missions Flown: |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Distinguished Flying Cross, five Air Medals, a Purple Heart, Good Conduct and campaign medals.
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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Central Fire Control
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Technical Sergeant
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew
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| Were you a POW? |
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No
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| Were you interned? |
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No
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| Date Transferred from the 58th: |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
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High school teacher
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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Mitchell's Purple Heart was awarded after his top gun turret blister blew out. The bomber crashed in a river bed in eastern China, about 25 kilometers from Japanese territory, after it ran out of fuel due to a damaged fuel transfer system.
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| Comments: |
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Mr. Mitchell passed away June 12, 2010. He is buried at Fairview Cemetery, Farmington, ME.
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| Alden Mitchell, 1947 |
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| Alden Mitchell, 1969 |
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