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| Edward Homburger - September 1943 |
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71 Wyoming Drive, Huntington Station, NY 11746
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Edward and Myrtle |
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| Hometown: |
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Brooklyn, NY |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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October 15 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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O-863093 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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468th |
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| Squadron: |
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793rd |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Kharagpur, India - July 1 1944 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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28 combat and 5 photo recon |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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12 round trips |
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| Targets: |
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Bangkok, Chiba, Formosa, I-Chang, Kiushu, Kobe, Kuala Lumpur, Kure, Luliang, Nagasaki, Nanking, Mukden, Omura, Omuta, Osaka, Okayama, Rangoon, Sendai, Shanghai, Singapore, Saigon, Takamatsu, Tokyo, Toyohashi, Yawata |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with 6 Battle Stars, Distinguished Unit Badge, ATO Ribbon, WWII Victory Ribbon, Overseas Service Bars (2)
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 4823-Aircraft Engineering Officer, MOS 1028-Aircraft Observer, Flight Engineer (VHB)
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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1st Lieutenant |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-24442 Wichita Witch, 42-63415 Jolly Roger, 42-24525 Mary K, 42-24487 Bengal Lancer
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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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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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Appointed to Reserve Status 12/14/45. Called to active duty 3/15/51. On 4/3/51 my recall to active duty was cancelled at the request of the area Naval Inspector of Ordinance because of my work on ship-board installations and at-sea verifications of the new MK-102 Fire Control Systems for submarines.
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
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Returned to Cooper Union Institute and obtained a degree in Electrical Engineering in June, 1950. Became employed at ARMA Corp., Brooklyn, NY. Worked on design portions then final factory tests. Supervised ship-board installations of the MK-101 and MK-102 Fire Control Systems with at-sea tests. Later, at ARMA, I worked a couple of years on the B-52 Tail Gun System until AF acceptance. After that, I worked nine years on the Lunar Module at Grumman.
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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To this day, I have satisfaction in the fact that I had a direct involvement in taking the war back to the homeland of the enemy. And, in itself, flying in the B-29 all around the world was an exhilarating experience.
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| Comments: |
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I deeply thank all of you people who are, and have been, working on this wonderful memorial project. Sincerely, Edward C. Homburger.
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