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| Capt. Edwin R. Burt, 1944 |
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| Current Address: |
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237 SE 17th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214 |
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| Email: |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Roy and Olive; Wife: Janice; Child: Roger; Sibling: Eloise |
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| Hometown: |
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Estherville, IA |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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May 31, 1941 |
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| Service Number: |
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0433648 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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468th |
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| Squadron: |
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794th |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Tinian (July, 1945) |
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| Missions Flown: |
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5 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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| Targets: |
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Hachiogi, Takarazuka, Saga, Fukuyama, Tokyo (Power Display) |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Air Medal, Distinguished Unit Badge with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters,
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 3 Bronze Service Stars,
WWII Victory Medal
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Primary and Basic Flight-Ontario,CA Aug-Oct 1941; Advanced Flight-Stcoton, CA Jan 1942; P-63 Airframe Engin., Bell Co., Niagara Falls, NY Sep 1944 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 1093-Pilot B-29 VHB, MOS 4823-Aircraft Engineering Officer |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Captain. |
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| Crew Type: |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-24893 Li'l Organ Annie (inherited from Harry Olsen's 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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October 21, 1945 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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November 6, 1946 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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6th Recon. Sqdn., Roswell, NM (B-29 Pilot). Remained in Reserves, promoted to Major (in Iowa). |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Owner-operator of office machine sales and service business. |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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| Comments: |
| Died June 7, 1956 of leukemia. |
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