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| Current Address: |
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24681 Via San Anselmo, Mission Viejo, CA 96292 |
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| Family Information: |
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| Hometown: |
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Sacramento, CA |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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T126406 |
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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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Salina, KS |
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| Missions Flown: |
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10 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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| Targets: |
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Yawata,Tokyo, etc. |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Navigation Flight Training 1943 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 1034-Navigator |
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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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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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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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1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Civilian Navigator for United Airlines and Seaboard Airlines |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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| Comments: |
| A copy of "Clips of WWII As Told by William F. Van Gelder" is on file in the 58th Bomb Wing Memorial Office. |
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