New England Air Museum
Edwin Strum Campbell

 
Current Address:   2902 W. Kelly Park road, Apopka, FL 32712-5131
 
Email:  
 
Family Information:   Wife: Maude
 
Hometown:   Belpre, OH
 
Date Entered Service:   October, 1943
 
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Location of Unit:   Tinian (1945)
 
Missions Flown:   3 to Singapore, one to Rangoon, and a trip to mine the harbor of Saigon.
 
Hump Missions Flown:   3
 
Targets:   30 over Japan (4 over Tokyo) which destroyed Mitsubishi Aircraft Factory.
 
Awards/Decorations:  
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, with 2 Bronze Oak Leaves  China-Burma-India Ribbon, American Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal
 
Service Schools Attended:  
 
Military Specialty(ies):  
 
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Crew Type:   Flight crew
 
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Were you a POW?   No
If so, where?  
 
Were you interned?   No 
If so, where?  
 
Date Transferred from the 58th:  
 
Date Discharged from the 58th:   October, 1945
 
Post-WWII Military Service:  
 
Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s):
Worked for Sears, Roebuck Co. for over 32 years.
 
Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing:
A special memory is a fly-over the USS Missouri at the peace signing.
 
Comments:
After suffering a stroke, raised miniature horses with his wife. Both learned to ride after the age of 65.

 

 

 

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