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| Dwight King - 1945 |
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| Recent Address: |
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1800 Park Newport 203, Newport Beach, CA 92660 |
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| Email: |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Dwight King; Children: Gary, Clark |
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| Hometown: |
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Los Angeles, CA |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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October 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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O-889847 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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468th |
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| Squadron: |
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792nd |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Kharagpur, India - October 1944 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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28 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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4 |
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| Targets: |
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Too many to name |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Air Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Presidential Unit Citation |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Gunnery School - Kingman, AZ Dec 1943; Bombardier School - Deming, NM Feb 1944; Radar School - Boca Raton, FL Jun 1944 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 1036 - Navigator - Bombardier |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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1st Lieutenant |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-65227 Lady Be Good |
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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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November 1945 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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November 1956 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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Reserve -- Norton AFB California |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Advertising & Business Manager -- Newspapers |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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| Comments: |
| Mr. King passed away July 3, 2006 at Murrieta, CA |
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