New England Air Museum
James T. Regan
Crew of Dream Girl, Jim Regan, front row center
 
Recent Address:   126 Old Allouez Court, Green Bay, WI 54301
 
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Family Information:   Parents: Philip and Mabel; Sister: Karen
 
Hometown:   Rome, NY
 
Date Entered Service:   December 4 1942
 
Service Number:   O-828525
 
Bomb Group:   462nd Bomb Group
 
Squadron:   768th Bomb Squadron
 
Location of Unit:   Piardoba, India; January 6 1945
 
Missions Flown:   10
 
Hump Missions Flown:   1
 
Targets:   Singapore, Bangkok, Osaka, Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Hikari, Nagoya.
 
Awards/Decorations:   Air Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon, WWII Victory Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation for raids on Tokyo and Yokohama in May 1945.
 
Service Schools Attended:   Flying training (S.E. Command) 1943 - Apr 1944; ;
 
Military Specialty(ies):   MOS 1093-Pilot B-29 VHB,
 
Rank Upon Discharge:   1st Lt.
 
Crew Type:   Flight crew 
 
Airplane Serial No.& Name:   42-63480 Dream Girl
 
Were you a POW?   No
If so, where?  
 
Were you interned?   No 
If so, where?  
 
Date Transferred from the 58th:   October 5 1945
 
Date Discharged from the 58th:   August 18 1946
 
Post-WWII Military Service:  
 
Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s):
Professor of Philosophy at Briar Cliff College, Sioux City, Iowa, and St. Norbert College, DePere, Wisconsin, from 9/51 to 5/89
 
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