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| Current Address: |
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706 Enfield Drive, Marshall, TX 75672
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Frank and Dora; Wife: Mary Jane; Children: Galen, John, Jim |
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| Hometown: |
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Marshall, TX |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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May 19 1937 |
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| Service Number: |
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6920968 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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462nd |
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| Squadron: |
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770th |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Hays, KS - January 1944 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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National Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Theater Ribbon with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Bronze Star, American Com. Medal, Presidential Unit Citation with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, American Korean Service Medal, Republic of Korea Medal, Bronze Star |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Chanute Field, A/C Gen. Apr-May 1940; Chanute Field, A/C Elec. Jan-Mar 1941 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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A/C Maintenance Supt. |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Chief Master Sergeant |
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| Crew Type: |
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Ground crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-24461 Haulinas |
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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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August 1945 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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April 1962 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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Anti-submarine, patrol duty -- East Coast to Mexico until after Pearl Harbor |
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Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s):
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Marshall Newsboy, Western Union Boy, Grocery Store Sales Clerk
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Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing:
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I still remember the day I left Kansas, Piardoba, India, Chengtu, China, Tinian Island, Marianas Islands, the good and the bad. I still have my Hell Bird War Book.
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Comments:
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We weren't allowed to have cameras. All I have is my Hell Bird War Book.
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