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Jim Cumming, WWII
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| Recent Address: |
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99 Pershing Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801 |
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| Hometown: |
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New Rochelle, NY |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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September 4, 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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32434326 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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444th |
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| Squadron: |
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676th |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Great Bend, KS |
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| Missions Flown: |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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| Targets: |
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Bangkok, Yawata, Yokohama, Tokyo, Singapore |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Distinguished Unit Citation,Air Medal,Distinguished Flying Cross,Silver Star |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Aircraft Engines, Amarillo, TX Dec 1944; Consolidate Aircraft Plant, San Diego, CA |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 737-Flight Engineer VHB, MOS 611-Aerial 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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42-24538 Beter 'N' Nutin |
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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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August 16, 1945 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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October 24, 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Major oil company as gasoline equipment repair |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| As I reflect the past, I recall with pleasure the pride and close relationships of the officers and enlisted men of this group. |
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| Crew of the Beter 'N' Nutin: Lt. Justin Morton, Pilot; Lt. George T. Bacon, Co-Pilot;, Vernon D. Wilcox, Navigator; Sgt. Felix S. Czerw, Engineer; Sgt. Stanley Ellis, Radio Operator; Sgt. William Jokela, Right Gunner; Sgt. Jesse L. Bruner, Top Gunner; Sgt. John Desjardin, Left Gunner; Sgt. James G. Haga, Radio Operator. |
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| Jim Cumming, 2003 |
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