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| William Vanderlugt, 1942 |
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| Current Address: |
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811 College Avenue, Redlands, CA 92374 |
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| Email: |
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| Family Information: |
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Wife: Kathryn |
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| Hometown: |
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Sheboygan, WI |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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Mar 17, 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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16049922 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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468th Bomb Group |
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| Squadron: |
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794th Bomb Squadron |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Salina, KS; September 1943 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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1 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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16 |
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| Targets: |
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Anshan |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Air Medal, Bronze Star, Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Freedom Medal |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Aircraft and Engine Mechanics Jun 1942 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 750-Aircraft Maintenance Technician |
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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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42-6409 The Uninvited, 44-69660 My Gal Sal |
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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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October 17, 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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None |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Auto Mechanic, Jet Engine Repair, Rocket Engine Overhaul,. U. S. Postal Service |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| I am proud of the fact that I was a part of the 58th Bomb Wing -- the first B-29 organization to go overseas to bomb Japan and other targets from India and China, and also that later I was on Tinian from which the Atomic Bomb was delivered. |
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| Comments: |
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| William Vanderlugt, 1998 |
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