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| Robert O'Brien, WWII |
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| Current Address: |
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4 Locust Lane, Clifton Park, NY 12065 |
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| Email: |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Daniel and Sarah; Sibling: Margie Krachenfels |
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| Hometown: |
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Bronx, NY |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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November 1944 |
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| Service Number: |
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42057170 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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462nd Bomb Group |
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| Squadron: |
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| Location of Unit: |
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CBI; November 1944 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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36 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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6-10 |
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| Targets: |
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Singapore, Manchuria, Kobe, etc |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Unit Citation with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 4 Bronze Battle Stars |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Gunnery ; Radar |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 866-Radar Observer, MOS 611-Aerial Gunner |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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S/Sgt. |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-24506 Untouchable, others. |
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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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December 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Chiropractor |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| Loss of friends. Adventure. Travel. |
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| Comments: |
| Crew members: Howard Bonjour - Left Gunner, Ray Harris - Navigator, Robert O'Brien - Radar Operator, Arvin Rivers - Engineer, Calvin Routh - Bombardier, James Sewell - Right Gunner, Richard Stacy - Co-Pilot. |
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| Robert O'Brien as Honor Guard, 2004 |
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