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| Current Address: |
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9850 Scenic Highway, Pensacola, FL 32514 |
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| Family Information: |
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| Hometown: |
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Greenwood, MS |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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June 1, 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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O-441276 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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468th Bomb Group |
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| Squadron: |
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793rd Bomb Squadron |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Salina, Kansas; Sep 1943 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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35 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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12-15 |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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AC&S 1951; Naval War College 1954; |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 1093-Pilot B-29 VHB, |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Maj. |
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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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September 1945 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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October 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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Korea 1953. 50 combat missions. Served as D/O for the 17th Light Bomb Wing. Received spot to Lt. Col. |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Owned three travel agencies on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Ran them for 20 years. |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| I am proud to have been a part of history. |
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| Comments: |
| Eighty four and happy to be here! |
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