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| Bill Ganek - WWII |
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| Current Address: |
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3046 North Normandy Ave., Chicago, IL 60634
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| Email: |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: John and Josephine; Son: William J.
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| Hometown: |
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Chicago, IL |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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July 25 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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16126969
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| Bomb Group: |
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444th |
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| Squadron: |
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677th |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Goodfellow Field, TX |
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| Missions Flown: |
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32 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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6 |
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| Targets: |
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From CBI and Tinian - - China and Japan
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Distinguished Flying Cross with 3 clusters, Air Medal, many more.
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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B-17 and BT-13 1943; B-29 and B-24 ; Aircraft Elec. - Gunnery 1944
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 1685-Airplane Electrical Mechanic-Gunner
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Staff Sergeant |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-63375 Her Majesty (lost over Japan); Lady Jane (lost an engine in Hawaii)--lead crew- Lt. Col. Frank Englert was our pilot.
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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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October 13 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
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Control Tower, O'Hare Field, Chicago, IL; part-time controller and maintenance
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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58th Bomb Wing transferred name from Army Air Corp to Air Force; from Brown Shoe Air Corp to Black Shoe Air Force; from brown uniform to blue all in my time.
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| Comments: |
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I worked on the first B-29 at the Boeing plant in Seattle, Washington.
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| Bill Ganek - 2004 |
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