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| Paul Davis, December, 1944 |
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| Recent Address: |
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1376 Sydney Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94087 |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Ray and Elizabeth; Wife: Irmagene; Children: Richard, Michael, Clifford, Gerald; Siblings: Doris, Margaret |
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| Hometown: |
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Saline, MI |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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January 30, 1943 |
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| Service Number: |
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364244321, 02078945 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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444th |
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| Squadron: |
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677th |
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| Location of Unit: |
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South Field, Tinian (May, 1945) |
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| Missions Flown: |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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Omuta, Toyohashi, Kagamigahara, Okayama, Kure, Chiba, Sendai, Fukui, Osaka, Tsu, Hachiogi, Imabari, Yawata, Hikari, Hakodate (POW supply mission) |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster,Distinguished Unit Citation III,Western Pacific Campaign |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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59th College Training Detachment, Raleigh, NC Aug 1943-Jan 1944; Pre-flight School, Maxwell Field, AL Feb-May 1944; Air Cadet Navigation School, San Marcos, TX May-Dec 1944 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 1034-Aerial Observer (Navigator) |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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1st Lt. |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew |
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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 27, 1945 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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December 27, 1945 |
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| Paul attended the University of Michigan and earned a BS in Chemistry. Then worked with Tin Research Institute, Inc. for 38 years as a consultant on the use of tin. He was one of the co-founders of the American Pewter Guild. Was an avid genealogist in retirement. |
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