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| Recent Address: |
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P. O. Box 218, Siloam Springs, AR 72761 |
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| Email: |
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| Family Information: |
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Father: Paul |
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| Hometown: |
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Mason, MI |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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October 23 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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16148320 |
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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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Great Bend, KS - November 1944 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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7 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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16 |
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| Targets: |
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Yawata, Mukden |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Air Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation. |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Aircraft Maintenance - Lincoln, NE Dec 1942-Mar 1943; Electrical - Chanute Field Apr-May 1943; B-29 Electrical - Boeing Jun-Oct 1943 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 1685 - Gunner |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Staff Sergeant |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-6228 Eight Ball |
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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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October 1944 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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November 1 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Funeral Director -- Manufacturer -- Designer-- Exporter |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| Very important |
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