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| Lt. Stoy |
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| Current Address: |
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1809 Bagshot Ct., Wake Forest, NC 27587 |
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| Email: |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Stanley, Pauline Brothers: Carl, USA; Andrew, AAF; John, USN; Stan, USN Sisters: Rose; Genny; Virginia |
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| Hometown: |
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Chester, WV |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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1940-41 |
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| Service Number: |
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| Bomb Group: |
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462nd Bomb Group |
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| Squadron: |
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770th Bomb Squadron |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Walker AAF Kansas; November 1943 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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36 CBI Combat Missions; 19 April 1944- 26 February 1945 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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10 Hump Missions over Himalayas |
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| Targets: |
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Japan, Manchuria, Burma, Thailand, Indo-China, Malay, Sumatra, Formosa and Singapore |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with 4 Bronze Star, Purple Heart |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Basic & Advanced Pilot Training, Douglas, AZ Oct. 1942; B-17 Transition Training, Roswell, NM Aug. 1943; B-29 Transition Training, Roswell, NM Sep. 1943 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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Pilot VHB 1093, B-29
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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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| 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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Feb 1945 to Muroc AAF, CA |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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October 25 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Graduated WVU and Univ of Pittsburgh. Ceramic Engineering. Retired executive from Harbeson Walker Refractories, Dresser Industries |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| Never talked much about his combat experiences. |
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| Comments: |
| Tom said he flew development and training missions with Col. Tibbetts after returning to CA. Was presented DFC by Gen. Hap Arnold. Sadly, Tom passed away on February 4th 1999. |
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| Stoy Crew Photo |
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