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George Putnam

 
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Family Information:   Husband of Amelia Earhart
 
Hometown:   North Hollywood, CA
 
Date Entered Service:   1942
 
Service Number:  
 
Bomb Group:   468th Bomb Group
 
Squadron:   792nd Bomb Squadron
 
Location of Unit:   Smoky Hill Army Air Base, Kansas; 1943
 
Missions Flown:   Flew at least one mission over Japan.
 
Hump Missions Flown:   Several
 
Targets:  
 
Awards/Decorations:   China-Burma-India Service Medal
 
Service Schools Attended:   Army Air Force Officers Training School Oct 1942; Air Intelligence School early 1943;
 
Military Specialty(ies):   MOS 9301-Intelligence Staff Officer,
 
Rank Upon Discharge:   Maj.
 
Crew Type:    Ground crew
 
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Were you a POW?   No
If so, where?  
 
Were you interned?   No 
If so, where?  
 
Date Transferred from the 58th:   Fall 1944
 
Date Discharged from the 58th:   Spring 1945
 
Post-WWII Military Service:  
 
Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s):
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