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| Current Address: |
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1136 South Burnside Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90019 |
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| Family Information: |
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Father: Dimitrius Pidhayny entered United States in 1906 from Western Ukraine. My mother came to the US at about the same time. |
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| Hometown: |
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Detroit, MI |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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Dec 1941 |
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| Service Number: |
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36123623/ O-856112 |
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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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Smoky Hill Army Base, Salina KS |
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| Missions Flown: |
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9 round trips in India to forward base A-7 in China. Also Ceylon. |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 8 stars, 3 Presidential Unit Citations |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Officers Communication School Jul 1942-Nov 1942; Electronics Training Command, Harvard Univ/MIT Nov 1942-May 1943; Western/ Bell Labs Sep 1943-Nov 1943 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 0141-Radar Officer |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Capt. |
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| Crew Type: |
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Ground crew |
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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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September 1945 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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January 1946 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Electrical Engineer -- Radar, Electronics, Navigation, Satellite Communication Terminals |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| Sufficient to say one has served. |
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| Comments: |
| The Air Offensive against Japan is practically written out of History. Very little is mentioned. The Museum is a step forward. |
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