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| Ernest Pickett, WWII |
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400 Madrona Ave., S.E., #305, Salem, OR 93702 |
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| Email: |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: James and Bernice; Wife: Faye; Children: Richard, Tim, Kristi |
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| Hometown: |
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Sweet Home, OR |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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Apr 22, 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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O-677559 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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468th Bomb Group |
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| Squadron: |
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792nd Bomb Squadron |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Salina, KS; August 1943 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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Several |
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| Targets: |
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Yawata |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Distinguished Unit Badge with Oak Leaf Cluster, Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal with 4 Bronze Stars, American Theater Service Medal with 1 Bronze Star, Purple Heart (2), WWII Victory Medal, Prisoner of War Medal. |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Basic -- Waco, TX Dec 1942; Advanced (Multi-Engine) -- Waco, TX Apr 1943; B-24 Transition School -- Tuscan Jul-Aug 1943 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 1093-Pilot B-29 VHB, Transition School -- B-24 Instructor |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Captain |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-6408 Reddy Teddy |
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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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Japan |
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| Date Transferred from the 58th: |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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None |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Owner -- Logging/Road Construction Companies; Owner -- Napa Auto Parts Store |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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| Comments: |
| Full account of training and service with the 58th Bomb Wing, including service in the CBI and internment in Japanese Prisoner of War camp is documented in "Proof Through the Night" by Kristi Burke, daughter of Ernest Pickett. |
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