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| Malen Powell when he first started flying B-29s. |
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| Current Address: |
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1524 Copperville Road, Cheyenne, WY 82001 |
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| Email: |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Oath and Vernia; Wife: Ilas |
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| Hometown: |
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Brighton, CO |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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Dec 12, 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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17092157 |
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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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Kharagpur, India; Oct 20, 1944 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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34 combat missions |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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5 - 4 to haul supplies |
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| Targets: |
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Mukden. |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Air Medal with 3 Bronze Stars, Distinguished Flying Cross, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Air Crew Member Badge. |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Engine Spec. School Aug-Oct 1943; B-29 Armament Oct-Dec 1943; Combat Crew training Jan-Sep 1944 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 611-Aerial Gunner |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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S/Sgt. |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-63536 Mammy Yokum, 42-65315 Limber Dugan II |
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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 29, 1944 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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October 10, 1944 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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None |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| I worked helping to build the Rocky Mountain Arsenal at Denver, Colorado. |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| I thanked God so many times for letting me serve in the 58th Bomb Wing. I lost my Pilot, Capt. Barber and Radio Operator, Bryce Martin, on our first mission. They were with another crew on that mission. They crashed on takeoff in A7 China. Bryce had a little boy, Bryce, Jr., when we went overseas. He is my godson. We still keep in touch. Most of my friends now are from the 58th Bomb Wing. Their love and memories will never disappear. |
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| Comments: |
| In 1955 we started holding 468th Bomb Group reunions. They were started by Joe Pokluka of Whiting, Indiana, and Doctor Mitchell of Columbus, Ohio. The first one was held in Chicago, Illinois. In 1969, myself and Denny Pidhayny chaired the reunion in Anaheim, California. At that time we invited our friends from the three other groups. In 1973 we changed over to the 58th Bomb Wing reunion in Dayton, Ohio. Joe Pokluka passed away in 1991. As of now we will hold two more reunions: Tucson, AZ in 2003; Seattle, WA in 2004. I couldn't be more proud of anything than being a member of the 58th Bomb Wing. |
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