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| Ricahrd Gascoigne - 1942 |
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| Current Address: |
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36 Vina Lane, Brooklyn, CT 06234
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| Email: |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Albert P. E. and Emma
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| Hometown: |
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Reading, MA |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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July 14 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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31139070
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| Bomb Group: |
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468th |
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| Squadron: |
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793rd |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Smoky Hill Army Air Field, Salina, KS - June 24 1944
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| Missions Flown: |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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4 or 5 |
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| Targets: |
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Central Burma Campaign, C Mandates Palembang, Air Offensive Japan, India-Burma-China Campaign
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Good Conduct Medal,Distinguished Unit Badge, Distinguished Flying Cross, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 6 Bronze Stars, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Radio Operator, Sioux Falls ; Radar School, Boca Raton, FL ; Navigation
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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Radar Operator and Mechanic
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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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42-24737 Pioneer II
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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 Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
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Construction/Builder/Carpenter
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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| Richard Gascoigne - 1998 |
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