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| Marvin C. Peek |
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| Current Address: |
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6225 Brentwood Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76112 |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Harry and Doris; Wife: Virginia. |
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| Hometown: |
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Huron, SD |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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February 23, 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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17043658 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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444th Bomb Group |
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| Squadron: |
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678th Bomb Squadron |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Tucson, AZ; 1943 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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11 |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Burma Campaign, China Campaign, Air Offensive Japan, Palembang, Sumatra Air Offensive, EAME Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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A/M School - Dallas, TX 1942; B-29 School - Seattle, WA 1942-43; |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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Ground Crew Chief - Adv. Base A-3 in China, |
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| Crew Type: |
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Ground Crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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Adv. Base China - we worked on all 444th Group |
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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 10, 1945 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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November 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Sales Supervisor -- Singer Company |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| Great bunch of guys. Sorry engines on B-29 kept us busy changing them. Bombed four times by Japanese at A3 Advance base. Hotter than hell in India -- snow in China, 6-hour flight. Made me a great citizen of U.S.A. 81 years old (6/6/21) -- doing good. |
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| Marvin Peek, Dallas, August, 1942. |
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