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Victor D. Colborn, Jr.

 
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Family Information:   Wife: Joyce; Children: Phil, Tim, Paul, Dawn
 
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Bomb Group:   40th
 
Squadron:   25th
 
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Military Specialty(ies):   MOS 1035-Bombardier
 
Rank Upon Discharge:   Chief Master Sergeant
 
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Airplane Serial No.& Name:   42-24846 Monsoon II
 
Were you a POW?   No
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Were you interned?   No 
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Date Discharged from the 58th:   March 4, 1946
 
Post-WWII Military Service:   Enlisted in USAAF Reserve:  Assigned to 435th Troop Carrier Wing, 78th Sqdn. As crew chief training for Flight Engineer 9325th AF Reserve Recovery Squadron; Civil Engineer, Aero Medical Evacuation.  Senior Enlisted Advisor to a Civil Engineer Wing.  Retired April 16, 1978.
 
Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s):
Employed by Marietta Aerospace, Orlando, FL. Retired on August 31, 1987 as a Sr. Graphics Illustrator.
 
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