New England Air Museum
William M. Ginder
 
 
 
Current Address:  
28791 Outram Street, Easton, MD 21601
 
Email:  
 
Family Information:  
 
Hometown:   Baltimore, MD
 
Date Entered Service:   October 27 1942
 
Service Number:  
13135553 and T139160
 
Bomb Group:   444th
 
Squadron:   678th
 
Location of Unit:   Tinian - June 1945
 
Missions Flown:   4
 
Hump Missions Flown:  
 
Targets:  
Hachiogi, Yawata, Tokyo (2)
 
Awards/Decorations:  
Distinguished Unit Badge, American Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon, WWII Victory Medal, Overseas Service
 
Service Schools Attended:  
Airplane Engine Mechanic 8/19/43; Precision Navigation 9/9/44 to 12/23/44; Instrument Repair 2/5/43
 
Military Specialty(ies):   MOS 1034 - Navigator
 
Rank Upon Discharge:   Flight Officer
 
Crew Type:   Flight crew
 
Airplane Serial No.& Name:  
 
Were you a POW?   No
If so, where?  
 
Were you interned?   No 
If so, where?  
 
Date Transferred from the 58th:   July 4 1945
 
Date Discharged from the 58th:   May 1 1946
 
Post-WWII Military Service:  
 
Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s):
Vice Chairman -- Crown Central Petroleum Corp.
 
Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing:
This is where I grew up!
 
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