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| Carmon Strobel, Tinian, 1945 |
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| Current Address: |
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68777 Dequindre Road, Oakland, MI 48363 |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Herman and Grace |
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| Hometown: |
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Detroit, MI |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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December 2, 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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16160088 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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40th Bomb Group |
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| Squadron: |
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44th Bomb Squadron |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Tinian; 1945 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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American Theater Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with Silver Battle Star, WWII Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Radio School-Scott Field May 1943; Radar School-Boca Raton Aug 1943
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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Ground Radar Crew Chief |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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M/Sgt. |
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| Crew Type: |
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Ground crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-6289 Nippon Nipper, 42-6241 Yellow Rose of Texas, 42-6290 Wempy's Blitzburger, 42-6268 Good Humpin', 42-6250 Bombin' Buggy , 42-6297 (unnamed), 42-6319 Himalaya Hussy, 42-6322 Bonnie Lee, 42-6348 Bengal Lancer, 42-6394 Last Resort |
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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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November 21, 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Electro-mechanical Engineering Staff for Chrysler Corp., Highland Park, MI |
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| Carmon Strobel (in sunglasses) |
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| Carmon Strobel with "Fifi," 1995 |
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