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| Family Information: |
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Wife: Beatrice; Children: Conrad, Matthew, Carol |
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| Hometown: |
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New York, NY |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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September 1, 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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O-857353 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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462nd |
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| Squadron: |
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761st |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Walker AAF, Kansas (Feb. 1944) |
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| Missions Flown: |
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More than 100 hrs; Rangoon, Mandalay, Singapore, Yawata, Sasebo, Formosa, Palembang (Sumatra) and others I have forgotten |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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Many times from April 1944 to December 1944 |
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| Targets: |
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Rangoon, Mandalay, Singapore, Yawata, Sasebo, Nagasaki, Formosa, Palembang Sumatra, and others |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Air Medal; Presidential Unit Citation w/cluster; 7 battle stars |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Sqd Off Comm School, Scott Field, IL Sep 1942; Army Electronic Training Ctr, Harvard & MIT January-June 1943; Boca Raton, FL Radar & ECM July-November 1943 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 0141-Radar Officer, MOS 7888-Radar Observer, RCM |
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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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42-6311 Night Mare |
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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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December, 1944 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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September, 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Maurice was a Supervisory Electronic Engineer with the US Government until retiring in 1974. He was a member of the Institute of Electronic Engineers since 1948. In the 1960's he served as a member of the Board of Education of the township of Ocean, NJ. |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| Proud of the part I played in history. |
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| Comments: Mr. Blum passed away July 14 2011 at Oakhurst, NJ. |
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