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| Current Address: |
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32 Oyster Rake Lane, Hilton Head, SC 29926 |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Thomas and Lillian; Wife: Mary Jane; Children: Susi, Jim, Lynne, Tom; Siblings: Helen, Mae |
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| Hometown: |
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Piqua, Ohio |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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March, 1943 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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462nd Bomb Group |
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| Squadron: |
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768th Bomb Squadron |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Piardoba, India; November 1944 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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37 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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4 or 5 |
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| Targets: |
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Mukden, Singapore, Saigon, Yawata, Kobe, Tokyo, Yokohama, Formosa, Osaka, Omura, Nagoya, Omuta, Kure, Okayama, Takamatsu, Sendai, Utsonomiya, Namazu, Fukui, Hachiogi, Saga, Fukuyama, Hikari |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Clusters, Battle Stars (5) |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 1093-Pilot B-29 VHB |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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1st Lt. |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-24506 Untouchable, 42-6312 Mysterious Mistress, 42-63393 Rush Order, 42-63459 (unnamed), 44-69730 (unnamed), 42-63540 (unnamed), -24898 (unnamed),44-70076 (unnamed), 42-24531 (unnamed) |
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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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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| General Electric, Engineer. French Oil Mill Machinery Co. -- Engineer / Sales. Midwest Plastic Systems -- Manufacturer's Rep. |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| Friends. A chance to do my part. Someone was surely looking out for me. |
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