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| Bud Rodgers, WWII |
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| Recent Address: |
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115 E. Bolivar Street, Mexico, MO 65265 |
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| Email: |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Pearl and Mary Lee; Wife: Betty; Child: Donald |
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| Hometown: |
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Hallsville, MO |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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March 2, 1943 |
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| Service Number: |
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37512587 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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444th Bomb Group |
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| Squadron: |
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677th Bomb Squadron |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Dudkundi, India; November 15, 1944 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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10 combat missions; 1 photo recon mission |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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| Targets: |
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Bangkok (2), Rangoon, Saigon, Kuala Lumpur |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Asiatic-Pacific Service Ribbon with 4 Battle Stars for the India-China Campaign, Central Burma Campaign, India-Burma Campaign, and Air Offensive Japan, Good Conduct Medal |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Aircraft Mechanic School, Amarillo, TX Oct 1943; Boeing B-29 School, Seattle, WA Jan 1944; Armament School, Denver, CO Feb 1944 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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Tail Gunner |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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S/Sgt. |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-24472 Sky Chief |
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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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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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October 30, 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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Enlisted as a Reservist in the Air Force, July 1950. Discharged on July 26, 1953. No active duty. |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Freight Truck Driver; Small Business |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| Credit for damaging a Japanese aircraft during a bombing mission to Singapore, Jan. 11, 1945. |
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| Comments: |
| Deceased on July 29, 1996. |
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| The Crew of the Sky Chief |
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| Bud Rodgers, 1996 |
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