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| Jerome Boxer, 1944 |
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| Current Address: |
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59 Franklin Rd., Scarsdale, NY 10583 |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Samuel and Sarah; Wife: Evelyn; Children: Martin, Deborah; Siblings: Bert, Evelyn |
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| Hometown: |
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Bronx, NY |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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November 12, 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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32626985 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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462nd |
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| Squadron: |
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770th |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Hays, KS (January, 1943) |
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| Missions Flown: |
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35 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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18+ |
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| Targets: |
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Yawata Steel Works (6/14/44), Mukden, Tokyo, Yokahama, Kobe, Singapore (2x), Omura, Saigon, many more |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Asiatic-Pacific Theater Medal, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Aircraft Armament 1943; Central Fire Control 1943 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 580-Remote Control Turret Machine Gunner |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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T/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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42-63386 Globe Girdle Myrtle, Dottie (unknown serial no.) |
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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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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Builder of private homes and apartment houses. Worked as supervisor, rebuilt blast furnaces at steel mills, ran real estate management office. |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| Most memorable thoughts are: First mission to Japan at Yawata on 6/14/44. Two emergency landings at Chunking and Xian when we could not reach base due to aircraft damage. The tremendous updraft experienced on second fire bomb mission to Tokyo will always be with me .Most meaningful are friendships with crew members that I developed. They have lasted over 50 years due to yearly reunions. |
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| Jerome Boxer, 1997 |
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