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Frank Radocy, 1942-1943
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11504 Dawn Drive, Meadville, PA 16335
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| Email: |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: John and Julia; Wife: Elvira; Children: Robert, Jean; Siblings: John Jr., Louis, Ernest, Julia
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| Hometown: |
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Stamford, CT
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| Date Entered Service: |
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1942
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| Service Number: |
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O-799858
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| Bomb Group: |
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468th Bomb Group/ 29th Bomb Group, 43rd Bomb Squadron
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| Squadron: |
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794th Bomb Squadron
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| Location of Unit: |
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Nebraska; 1945
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| Missions Flown: |
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Approx. 15. Came home early after the war was over. They needed a flight engineer on a plane flying a General home.
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Air Medal
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Ft. Myers, FL ; Pyote AAB, TX ; Mather Field, CA
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 1093-Pilot B-29 VHB, MOS 1028-Aircraft Observer, Flight Engineer (VHB)
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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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42-24893 Li'l Organ Annie
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| Were you a POW? |
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No
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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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| 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): |
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Quality Control, Audio Services, Stamford, CT; CEO & Founder, Computation, Waltham, MA; CEO & Founder, Magnetic Media, Mamaroneck, NY; Owner of Century 21 Realty Office, Stamford, CT; Owner of Realty 100, Stamford, CT; 3 years of consulting work on magnetic tape.
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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My husband never piloted a plane after his discharge. Said, "It was like driving a bus!"
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Frank Radocy, 1942-1943
Frank Radocy, 1986
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