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2775 Senate Court, Anderson Township, OH 45244-2724
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| Family Information: |
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Wife: Edna; Daughters: Jolene and Joan; Stepchildren: Eugene and Patsy.
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| Hometown: |
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Chautauqua, KS
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| Date Entered Service: |
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| Service Number: |
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18049859 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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444th |
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| Squadron: |
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677th |
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| Missions Flown: |
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I think most of the missions he flew on were over the Hump.
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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Bangkok, Yawata, Anshan, Okayama, Omura, Rangoon, Singapore,
Hankow, Keelung, Kagi, Shinchiku, Saigon, Kuala Lumpur
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross, Distinguished Service Medal
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Master Sergeant |
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Flight crew |
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Only nickname Duke would allow was "This is it!" 44-61646
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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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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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September 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
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Boeing Aircraft Company, Wichita, Kansas; Realtor
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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When Daddy gave me a copy of the "The Pictorial History of the 444th Bombardment Group", he wrote on the flyleaf that: "This was the first time a B-29 was service tested in combat under the most trying flying conditions in the world (the Hump) had never been done before or since". Dad was quite proud of his service and felt the men he flew with were the brothers he'd never had. His photograph can be found in the aforementioned book. He is kneeling in the far left front row in front of "Duke".
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Daddy was a Flight Engineer mostly on F. Cable "Duke" Steinemann's crew, but also flew Engineer many times with Col. Alva Harvey in B-26, B-17 and B-29s.
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