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| Current Address: |
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103 Turkey Creek Road, San Antonio, TX 78231-1238 |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Wilson; Wife: Ruby; Children: Claudia, Charlotte |
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| Hometown: |
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Port St. Joe, FL |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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October 7, 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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0718168/15556A |
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| Bomb Group: |
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462nd Bomb Group |
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| Squadron: |
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769th Bomb Squadron |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Piardoba, India |
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| Missions Flown: |
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23 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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Several |
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| Targets: |
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Formosa, Saigon, Singapore, Tokyo, Yokohama, Fuqua, Kobe, Osaka,others |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 1035-Bombardier, MOS 2120-Administrative Officer |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Lt. Col. |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-24896 Mis-chief-mak-er |
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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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| Post-WWII Service: |
| Went on Crossroads Project from 58th Wing, then back to 58th Wing HQ in Fort Worth, Texas. It became HQ of 8th Air Force, part of SAC. Went to SAC HQ from there. Entered Korean War Training Program from there. Was stationed in Topeka, Kansas after that. Went to Wheelus Field, Tripoli, Libya for 2 1/2 years. Came back to ADC for two years, then to Minot, North Dakota, as Aircraft Maintenance Officer (after Maintenance School at Chanute AFB, Illinois). After that I went to Taiwan as Advisor on Aircraft Maintenance to Chinese AF (MAAG); then to SAC HQ as part of Maintenance Standardization Team. Retired in 1970. |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| One of the most rewarding experiences of my life. |
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