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| Current Address: |
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195 Weeping Elm, Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Odie and Lela |
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| Hometown: |
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Nashville, TN |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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1943 |
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| Service Number: |
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34711467 |
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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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Camp Chafee, Biloxi, MS; 1944 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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6 or 7 missions |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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| Targets: |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Presidential Unit Citation, Bronze Star |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Howard School Sep 1944; ; |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 747-Airplane and Engine Mechanic, |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Cpl. |
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| Crew Type: |
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Ground crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-65208 Andy's Dandy |
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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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June 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Carpenter who made it to Construction Supervisor. |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| I had a chance to see "Little Boy," the bomb that changed the world. |
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| Comments: |
| I am now 80 years old and I am glad to see the WWII Memorial in Washington. It's way past time the government recognized the war that changed the world. |
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