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| Patrick Pellecchia, WWII |
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| Current Address: |
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806 Sweetwater Drive, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077 |
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| Email: |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Patrick and Rose; Wife: Doris; Children: Patrick, Dennis, Michael, Patrice, Eileen, E.J. |
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| Hometown: |
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Philadelphia, PA |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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August, 1943 |
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| Service Number: |
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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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India |
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| Missions Flown: |
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2 missions over Burma; 8 Missions over Tokyo from Tinian |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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Yes (details unknown) |
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| Targets: |
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Burma, Singapore |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Purple Heart, Air Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with 2 Battle Stars |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Gunnery Training (Aerial)-Laredo AAB, TX May-Jun 1944; Aerial Navigator-Hondo AAB, TX Oct 1944; Radar Training-Langley AAB, VA Oct 1944-Jan 1945 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 1039-Navigator, Radar |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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1st Lt.
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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, 42-24503 Nippon Nipper II |
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| Were you a POW? |
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Yes |
| If so, where? |
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Tokyo, Kempei Tai, Omori |
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| Were you interned? |
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Yes |
| If so, where? |
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Kempei Tai |
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| Date Transferred from the 58th: |
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Unknown |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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Jan 1946? |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Attended Pennsylvania Military College, then Medical School -- became Medical Physician |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| Passed away in 1973. |
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