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| 1st Lt. Robert Brettell, 1945 |
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| Family Information: |
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Wife: Louise |
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| Hometown: |
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Terre Haute, IN |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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September 16, 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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02065239 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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444th |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Great Bend, KS |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, American Campaign Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Central Burma Campaign, India-Burma Campaign, China Offensive Campaign, Air Offensive Japan
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Preflight Bombardier ; Advanced Bombardier ; Flexible Gunnery |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 1035-Bombardier |
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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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44-27307 Slave Girl |
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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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December 23, 1945 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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December 23, 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Geophysicist, Chevron Oil (retired 1985). |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| Robert (Bob) believed that his service was important to him and the country. He didn't speak much of his military service other than to say he had been stationed on Tinian at the same time as the crew of the Enola Gay and that he was not bothered by thoughts of the targets of his bombs - it was war and he had a duty. His passion for the military and for planes and flying was evident throughout his life. |
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| Deceased January, 1994 - interred in Arlington Cemetery |
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| Bob's plane - Slave Girl |
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| Bob Brettell, Christmas, 1990 |
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