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| Recent Address: |
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251 Paul St., Harrisonburg, VA 22801
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: James and Irene |
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| Hometown: |
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Rockingham County, VA |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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April 1944 |
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| Service Number: |
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13180795 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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462nd |
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| Squadron: |
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770th |
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| Location of Unit: |
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| Missions Flown: |
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7 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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| Targets: |
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Tokyo (2), Saga, Hachiogi, Yawata, Fukuyama, Hikari
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Air Medal |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Buckingham Gunnery School Aug 1944; Alamogordo, NM Feb 1945
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Sergeant |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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44-61628 (unnamed), 42-63560 (unnamed)
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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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October 22 1945 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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April 1946 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Dentist |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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I'm glad I did it, but I would not do it again because the general public does not appreciate it -- flag burners, Jesse Jackson, Jane Fonda.
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