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| Current Address: |
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58 Hidden Cove, Valparaiso, FL 32580-1294
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| Family Information: |
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Wife: Date Anderson |
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| Hometown: |
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Los Angeles, CA |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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January 18, 1943 |
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| Service Number: |
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39276120 |
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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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| Location of Unit: |
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Pratt, Kansas - September, 1943 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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27 - Bailed out over Iwo Jima - last mission - May 1945
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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Many |
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| Targets: |
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Bangkok, Yawata, Anshan, Nagasaki, Omura, Singapore, Mukden, Kure, Rangoon, Formosa, Nagoya, Hamamatsu.
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Service Ribbon, World War II Victory Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation.
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Radio Operator-Mechanic March 1943; Radio Operator-Mechanic Aug. 1943; First Aid Course Sept. 1943
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 2756-Airborne Radio Operator Mechanic
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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S/Sgt (1945) / C/M Sgt (1973) |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-6268 Good Humpin', 42-6394 Last Resort, 42-65271 (unnamed), Last Resort II
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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 |
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| Date Transferred from the 58th: |
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July 1, 1945 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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September 1, 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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Served with SAC 1947 - 1955, flying B-29 and B-50s
Transferred to Support Sqdn in Wiesbaden, Germany (USAFE)
Transferred to Patrick AFB, FL - Missile and Space Program - C54s and C-130s
Transferred to Hickam AFB, HI - Missile and Space Program - C-130s
Transferred to Elgin AFB, FL - Missile and Space Program - C54, C131
Transferred to Otis AFB, MA - Electronic Sensor Reconnaissance - EC-121
Transferred to McClellan AFB, CA - Electronic Sensor Reconnaissance - EC-121
Retired from USAF - Feb. 1973
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
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United States Postal Service Letter Carrier (20 yrs)
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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Closeness to friends - long time relationships, especially being on a flight crew. Patriotism and discipline taught to me camaraderie among the flight, maintenance and support people. War is hell and all efforts should be made to settle disputes peacefully before striking each other. Very proud about being assigned to a military unit which really brought about the end of that terrible war.
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