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| Current Address: |
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7328 Simsbury Drive, West Bloomfield, MI 48322 |
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| Family Information: |
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| Hometown: |
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Grand Junction, CO |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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Jan 6, 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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0664068 |
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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; June 1944 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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50 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with 4 Battle Stars, Presidential Unit Citation |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Primary Flight-Hick Field, Ft. Worth, TX Mar-Apr 1942; Basic Flight-Goodfellow Filed, San Angelo, TX May-Jun 1942; Advanced Flight-Lake Charles, LA Jul-Aug 1942 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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Pilot-Single Engine Basic Instructor, Pilot-4-Engine Instructor B-24, B-29 A/C |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Maj./ Lt. Col. (Res.) |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-63407 Shoot You're Faded, 42-93859 Shag'n Home |
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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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Stayed in active reserve completing 23 years for retirement. Served as Commanding Officer for the local reserve unit for approximately 5 years. Rank of Lt. Colonel on retirement, 9/18/78. |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| After being released from Active Duty, I managed the family Retail Furniture Store for more than 40 years. The store was in operation for 102 years through the 4th generation. Business closed in 1999. |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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| Comments: |
| The early B-29's had multiple problems primarily with engines overheating, oil leaks, etc. As a result, on leaving the States for India, we carried a spare engine in the forward bomb bay. I like to think it was the only 5-engine aircraft in service. I used my spare engine on the way over in Natal, Brazil. |
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