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| Date Entered Service: |
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January 1943 |
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444th |
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Salina, KS |
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22 |
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Distinguished Flying Cross, 4 Air Medals, Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon, with 5 Battle Stars
Western Pacific Campaign, China-Burma-India Ribbon, Flight Engineer wings from Republic of China Air Force
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Flight crew |
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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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October 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
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Worked for L &N Railroad and International Paper Company, where he worked as transportation supervisor, rail and truck until his retirement in 1984.
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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The most memorable events include on May 23, 1945, while on a bombing mission to Tokyo, the 58th was able to burn out twenty square miles of Tokyo, but it was costly. More B-29's were lost on that mission than on any other during the war. In addition, a forced landing on Iwo Jima because of an engine malfunction is a memory not soon forgotten.
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