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| Vernon D Wilcox |
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| Current Address: |
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| Family Information: |
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| Hometown: |
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Pleasant Grove, UT |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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March 10, 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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O-738601 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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444th Bomb Group |
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| Squadron: |
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676th Bomb Squadron |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Great Bend, Kansas; 1944 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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35 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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39 |
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| Targets: |
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Japan, Manchuria, China, Philippines, Dutch East Indies, Singapore |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Distinguished Flying Cross (2), Air Medal (4), Philippine Liberation Medal |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Bombardier Training -- Albuquerque, NM. 1943; Navigation Training 1943-44 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 1034-Navigator, MOS 1035-Bombardier |
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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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42-24538 Beter 'N' Nutin and "Klank Klank" |
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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 |
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| Date Transferred from the 58th: |
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August 16, 1945 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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October 22, 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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None |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| High School Teacher, Oxnard, CA |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| Each man on our B-29 crew was expert in his position (ground crew too). Hence, we all returned. I recall with pride the warmth and good fellowship that existed between all members of our crew. |
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| Vernon D Wilcox |
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