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P.O. Box 405, Nicklesville, VA 24271 |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: James and Leah; Wife: Orpha Belle; Child: Ray |
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| Hometown: |
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West Jefferson, OH |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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July 20, 1940 |
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| Service Number: |
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15010589 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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462nd |
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| Squadron: |
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768th |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Kansas (1942) |
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| Missions Flown: |
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25 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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14 |
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| Targets: |
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Japan, Manchuria, China, Taiwan (Formosa), Burma (Myanmar), the Malay Peninsula, Singapore, and Sumatra. |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with 4 Bronze Stars,American Theater Ribbon with Bronze Star,American Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star,Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters,Distinguished Flying Cross,Distinguished Unit Citation |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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PCDAF Tech School 1940 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 737-Flight Engineer VHB |
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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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42-6346 Man-O-War, others. |
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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 4, 1945 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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September 4, 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| North American Aviation - Columbus, OH. North American Missile Div. - Cape Canaveral, FL Lockheed Aviation - Polaris Missile USS George Washington - Cape Canaveral, FL. Also worked on the Minute Man ICBM - Cape Canavaral, FL. North American Aviation - Apollo Moon Program - Downey, CA & Cape Canaveral, FL. Retired from Ohio State University - 1976. |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| I know that my father was proud of all he accomplished. |
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