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| Current Address: |
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22 Dutcher Road, Freeville, NY 13068 |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: William and Otelia; Wife: Gwen; Chilldren: Craig, Jeff, Eric; Siblings: Helen, Raymond,
Wesley |
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| Hometown: |
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Holdrege, NE |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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October, 1941 |
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| Service Number: |
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0752083 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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40th Bomb Group |
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| Squadron: |
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45th Bomb Squadron |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Chakulia, India; September 1944 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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30 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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6 |
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| Targets: |
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Okayama (2), Singapore (2), Nanking, Omura,(2), Hankow, Mukden, Saigon, Bankok, Japan (18 strikes) |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Mira Loma Flight School, Oxnard, CA, Feb/Mar 1943; B-17 School, Hobbs, NM; B-29 School, Clovis, NM |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS-1024, Four Engine Aircraft |
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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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Actor 41 (Squad ID) |
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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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November, 1945 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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November, 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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None |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Professor, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithica, NY |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| I'm glad I was able to serve my country and in a small way do my part |
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