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| Current Address: |
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1220 14th Ave., North, Lake Worth, FL 33460-1714 |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Jenous and Myrtle; Son: Kenneth |
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| Hometown: |
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Lake Worth, FL |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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Jan 7, 1943 |
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| Service Number: |
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34539262 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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444th Bomb Group |
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| Squadron: |
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677th Bomb Squadron |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Great Bend, KS; Aug 26, 1943 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Distinguished Unit Citation, American Theater Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Medal, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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AAFTS Mech APLincoln, NE July 1943; AAFTS Instrument-Chanute Field, IL Oct 1943; |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 686-Airplane Instrument Mechanic, Specialist, MOS 747-Airplane and Engine Mechanic |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Sgt. |
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| Crew Type: |
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Ground crew |
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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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Nov 24, 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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None |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| I was one of the first 16 to have a MOS 686 in the Army. Trouble with the instrument reading. Led us to locate the Jet Stream -- unknown before that! |
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