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| Walter Oestreich |
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| Current Address: |
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1319 Dorothy Street, Rhinelander, WI 54501 |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: John and Agnes; Wife: Margaret; Children: Ronald, Randy, Timothy, Thomas |
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| Hometown: |
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Motton, WI |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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February 5, 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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36233966 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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40th Bomb Group |
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| Squadron: |
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44th Bomb Squadron |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Chakulia, India; April 1945 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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11 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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3 |
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| Targets: |
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Saigon, Bangkok, Rangoon, Kure, O'Shima, Nagoya, Matsuke, Hamamatsu, Tokyo |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Air Medal,American Defense Service Medal,WWII Victory Medal,Purple Heart,Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with 3 Bronze Battle Stars,American Theater Ribbon,Good Conduct Medal,Overseas Service Bar,Service Stripe,India-Burma Campaign,China Defensive Campaign,Air Offensive Japan |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Gunnery School-Lyndall Field, FL 1942; Flight School-Pratt, KS 1942; |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 611-Aerial Gunner
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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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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42-63538 Winged Victory II |
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| Were you a POW? |
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Yes |
| If so, where? |
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Japan |
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| Were you interned? |
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Yes |
| If so, where? |
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Kempei Tai Prison, Prison Camp Omori |
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| Date Transferred from the 58th: |
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August 29, 1945 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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December 3, 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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None |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Rhinelander City Water Department -- also active in Veterans of Foreign Wars, Military Order of the Coodies, Disabled American Veterans, Prisoners of Wars |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| Walter passed away on September 26, 2001. |
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