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| Recent Address: |
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Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: John and Verna; Wife: Rose (deceased), Marion; Children: John, Sharon, Tom and Leith |
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| Hometown: |
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Russia, NY |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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October 29, 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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32579350 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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40th |
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| Squadron: |
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44th |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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Crew Chief |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Staff Sergeant |
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| Crew Type: |
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Ground crew |
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| Were you a POW? |
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No |
| If so, where? |
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| Were you interned? |
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No |
| If so, where? |
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| Date Transferred from the 58th: |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
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Niagara Mohawk Power Company - Superintendent of Substation Maintenance.
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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Mr. Gates passed away June 12, 2008. He is buried at the Olden-Barneveld Cemetery in Trenton Falls, NY.
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