| Current Address: |
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411 Jackson Avenue, Ocean Springs, MS 39564 |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: John and Hattie; Wife: Martha (1), Natalie (2); Siblings: Mabel, Alberta, Elizabeth, Walter, Harold, Floyd, Kenneth, Charles |
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| Hometown: |
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Manchester, NY |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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July 8, 1943 |
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| Service Number: |
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34637325 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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462nd Bomb Group |
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| Squadron: |
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769th Bomb Squadron |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Piardoba, India; Jan 3, 1945 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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26 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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1 |
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| Targets: |
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Singapore, Saigon, Rangoon, Tokyo, Yokohama, O Shima, Nagoya, Kobe, Osaka, Nagasaki, Honshu, Toyohashi, Kure (2), Okayama, Sendai, Aomori, Namazu, Hikari |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Presidential Unit Citations (2), Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with 4 Bronze Stars, American Theater Ribbon, WWII Victory Medal, China-Burma-India Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Air Offensive Japan |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Aircraft Mechanic Chanute Field, IL Aug 1941-Jan 1942; B-29 Flight Engineer - Lowry Field, CO Mar-Jun 1944; B-29 Bomb Crew Training-Clovis, NM Jul-Dec 1944 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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Instructor-Aircraft Mechanics, MOS 1028-Aircraft Observer, Flight Engineer (VHB) |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Flight Officer |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight 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 |
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| Date Transferred from the 58th: |
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October 11, 1945 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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November 6, 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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None |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Engineer -- Textron Metals, Phillips Van Heusen |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| Because we were assigned to the 58th BW, we were able to fly around the world and see the vastness of the oceans, deserts, mountains, continents and our great country. I would know how blessed we are to live in this wonderful country of the United States of America. In the 58th we were with the original B-29 crews and we were the ones who worked out the problems of this great new plane. Many new and lasting friendships were established and I feel honored to be a member of the 58th Bomb Wing. |
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