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Rush Hamil Record

 
Recent Address:   650 Piney Point Road, Houston, TX 77024
 
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Family Information:   Parents: Rush, Jr. and Johnnie; Wife: Helen; Children: Jenny Lee (deceased), James, Jane (deceased), Ann, Rush (deceased).
 
Hometown:   Wichita Falls, TX
 
Date Entered Service:   February, 1942
 
Service Number:   18066138/ O-561878
 
Bomb Group:   468th Bomb Group
 
Squadron:   792nd Bomb Squadron
 
Location of Unit:   Salina, KS; February, 1944
 
Missions Flown:  
 
Hump Missions Flown:   6
 
Targets:  
 
Awards/Decorations:  
 
Service Schools Attended:   Air Corps OTS, Miami, FL Jun-Aug 1942; Air Corps Intelligence, Harrisburg, PA May-Jun 1943;
 
Military Specialty(ies):   MOS 9301-Intelligence Staff Officer,
 
Rank Upon Discharge:   Major
 
Crew Type:    Ground crew
 
Airplane Serial No.& Name:  
 
Were you a POW?   No
If so, where?  
 
Were you interned?   No 
If so, where?  
 
Date Transferred from the 58th:   October, 1945
 
Date Discharged from the 58th:   October, 1945
 
Post-WWII Military Service:  
 
Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s):
Attorney
 
Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing:
It was a great experience. I was in the first B-29 unit to go overseas. Fine personnel.
 
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