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| Gene Walter, 1945 (flak hole by navigator's seat) |
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| Current Address: |
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8410 Post Oak Road, Potomac, MD 20854 |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Eugene and Marie; Wife: Dawn; Children: Eugene III, Thomas, Eric, Gina |
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| Hometown: |
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Pasadena, CA |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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October, 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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02081287 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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444th Bomb Group/ 313 BW, 504 BG, 398 BS (Mar 23, 1946) |
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| Squadron: |
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677th Bomb Squadron |
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| Location of Unit: |
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West Field, Tinian, Marianas Islands |
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| Missions Flown: |
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7 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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| Targets: |
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Osaka, Tsu, Hachiogi, Imabari, Yawata, POW supply, Tokyo |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Air Medal, Presidential Unit Citation with Cluster (Army), American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 3 Battle Stars, WWII Victory Medal, National Defense Service Medal with Cluster, Armed Forces Reserve Medal |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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AAF Preflight 1944; AAF Advanced Navigation Aerial-Clovis, NM 1944; Operational Training Course-Hondo, TX 1944-5 |
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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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2nd 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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March 23, 1946 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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June 2, 1946 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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Inactive reserve USAF 6/1946; CDR, US Navy 11/1969 -- Bacteriologist/Virologist at: Naval Medical Research Unit #1, #3, & #4 ; Preventative Medical Unit #6 ; Armed Forces Inst. Of Pathology |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Materials Testing Engineer, City of Los Angeles, CA; Research Virologist, National Institutes of Health |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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| Comments: |
| My husband lost his two-year battle with lung cancer on January 20, 2003. I am sad that Gene's feelings about his missions and fellow crew members cannot be recorded. I do know that he was very proud of their effort. In light of our very recent military efforts in Iraq, it is obvious that our young American service members, both then and now, exhibit great determination, courage and strong sense of responsibility that makes us grateful and proud. |
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| Gene Walter |
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