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| George N. Apgar Sr., Tail Gunner |
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416 Runyon Avenue, Middlesex, NJ 08846
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| Family Information: |
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| Hometown: |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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November, 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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12133618 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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462nd |
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770th |
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| Location of Unit: |
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3rd Photo Recon (1944-45) |
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| Missions Flown: |
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14 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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8 |
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| Targets: |
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Japan, China, Burma, French Indo-China, Korea
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 4 Bronze Star Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, WWII Victory Medal
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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AAFFGS, Tyndall Field, FL 1944
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 611-Aerial Gunner
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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S/Sgt |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-93864 Shutterbug
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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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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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Reserves -- called back into service for Korean War, 1950.
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Machinist |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| Proud to serve and glad to return home after all those take-offs and landings in B-29's. I had the honor to fly it overseas and return home on the same plane, leaving from Florida and flying to the China-Burma-India theater and on to the Mariana Islands. War ended and came home to the USA via California. That's a trip around the world I won't forget. |
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George N. Apgar Sr. in 42-93864 "Shutterbug"
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