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| Current Address: |
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142 Lake Hamilton Drive, #304, Hot Springs, AR 71913
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| Family Information: |
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Parents:Aaron and Ida ; Wife: Vivian; Daughter: Carla; Son: Michael
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| Hometown: |
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Haskell, OK |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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May, 1943 |
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| Service Number: |
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O-835419 |
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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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| Location of Unit: |
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Tinian, May, 1945 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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13 plus photo recon - POW after war
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Air Medal with cluster |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Cadet Training - Southeast |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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1st Lt. |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-93857 Hellon Wings
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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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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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January, 1946 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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None |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
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Retired as Branch Manager of Jim Walter Corp. Homes Division in Little Rock, Arkansas. Company was based in Tampa, Florida.
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Carl played football two years for Ouachita Baptist College before the war, then played three years for Oklahoma City College after he was discharged. Carl also played for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-American Football Conference in 1948.
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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The thing I remember most is how well I felt after a mission was over.
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| Comments: Carl passed away on November 7 2008 in Hot Springs, AR. He is buried at Pinecrest Memorial Park in Alexander, AR. |
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