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| S/Sgt. Hunt- March 1944 |
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| Recent Address: |
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6900 Hopeful Road, #121, Florence, KY 41042 |
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| Email: |
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| Family Information: |
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Rudolph Hunt- father; Ethel (McChesney) Hunt- mother; Parents married shortly after WWI
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| Hometown: |
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Detroit, MI |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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November 11 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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16150201 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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468th |
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| Squadron: |
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794th/795th |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Smoky Hill, Kansas - Jan-Mar 1944 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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8 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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17: Salua, India to Chengtu, China |
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| Targets: |
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Yawata, Japan; Ahshan Manchuria (2); Formosa (2); Palambang, Bankok and Photo Recons
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Presidential Unit Citation; Air Medal w/ Gold Leaf; Asiatic Theater w/ Silver Star; Phillipine Liberation Ribbon; China War Medal (Chinese Government); Good Conduct Medal; Gunners Badge
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Aero Mechanics- Gulfport Miss. 1943 (6 mos.); Boeing Factory School, Lowry Gunnery School 1943 (6 mos.); Combat Training, Smoky Hill, KS 1944 (4 mos.) |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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Aircraft Mechanic, B-29 Combat Crew, Gunner/ Mechanic |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Private First Class (Staff Sergeant was highest rank) |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew and Ground crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-6242: Esso Express, 42-6365: General Arnold Special, 42-6235, 42-6231: Never Waited, 42-65208: Andy's Dandy" |
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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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September 1945 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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October 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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Enrolled in AFROTC, Wayne State Univ. 1946, Detroit Michigan
Commisioned 2nd Lt. June 1950; Active Reserve 1950 to 1980 after 30 yrs. retired as a full Colonel in 2006;
Returned to Temporary Active Duty during the Cuban Crisis
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Teacher and High School Counselor, 5 years Detroit PS
Administrator Detroit Public School, ten years
Community College Dean, Ann Arbor Michigan, 7 years
School Superintendent, Western Wayne County, Michigan
Retired in 1980
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| My service in the Army Air Corps and the 58th Bomb Wing was truly a growing up experience for an 18-21 year old. Along with hundreds of other young men, we coaxed the B-29 into combat readiness in the CBI and later in the Marians Islands. This required patience and daring. I will always be proud of my part in the history make by the B-29 in bringing the war with Japan to an end. |
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| Comments: |
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I remained active in the China/Burma/India Veterans Organization from almost from its inception to the concluding National Meeting in Washington, DC, September 2005. I still remain in contact with a remnant of the Queen City Basha, Cincinnati Ohio to this date.
Note: My dad served in the Navy in as a M/M on flying status;
My great grandfather, Robert West, served in the Civil War, 100th Indiana Infantry. |
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