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| Recent Address: |
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734 Cortez Avenue, Lady Lake, FL 32159 |
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| Family Information: |
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Wife: Julia |
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| Hometown: |
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Sherman, NY |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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February 10, 1943 |
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| Service Number: |
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32832592 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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40th |
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| Squadron: |
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44th |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Pratt, KS (October, 1943) |
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| Missions Flown: |
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31 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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19 |
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| Targets: |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Unit Citation with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, WWII Victory Medal,
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters,
Air Force Longevity Service Award with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters, Air Force NCO Academy Graduation Ribbon,
Good Conduct Medal with 5 Bronze KLBS, National Defense Service Medal with 1 Bronze Service Star, Air Force Commendation Medal
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Armament -- Small Arms April 1943; Armament -- Machine Gun April 1943; Central Fire Control, B-29 May 1943 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 580-Remote Control Turret Gunner (CFC), Air Operations Supervision |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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T/Sgt (1945) / M/Sgt (1968) |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-63527 Devilish Snooks |
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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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August 1, 1945 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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October 31, 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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Recalled 7/51, B-50 Gunner, '53 SAC Control Room, Hunter AFB; 1/56 to 54th AWS, Guam; 7/58 to Eglin AFB, FL; 11/62 to Edwards AFB; 12/65 to 6th MAS, Hickam AFB, Hawaii; retired 22 years in 10/68. |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Tool Designer with General Electric; Bowling Lane Owner (recalled) 1969, Bowling Prop., Sales, Bookkeeping, Sales -- retired 1980. |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| Learned many things, met many great people which influenced my life. |
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| Comments: |
| Author of "Devilish Snooks: B-29 Saga of C.B.I. and Pacific Theaters." It contains items few knew about. |
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| Neil F. Coleman |
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