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| Recent Address: |
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105 Saddle Club Circle, Boerne, TX 78006 |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Joseph and Lila; Wife: Ann; Children: Glenn, Julie, Larry, Richard, Gene, Phillip and Richard |
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| Hometown: |
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Homestead, PA |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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December 15, 1941 |
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| Service Number: |
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444th |
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| Bomb Group: |
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677th |
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| Location of Unit: |
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India (September, 1944) |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Distinguished Flying Cross,4 Air Medals |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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Navigator |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight |
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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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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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December 7, 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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Attended George Washington University, graduating in 1951 with a BA in Journalism. Recalled to active duty on 12/7/51. Flew B-29's, KC-97's, and B-47's while in SAC, and also completed a tour in Germany as a missile launch officer with the 38th Tactical Missile Wing. Following a tour in Vietnam, he retired as a Lt. Colonel in January 31, 1969. |
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| Mr. Dean passed away June 2nd 2008. He is buried at the Mission Burial Park North in San Antonio, TX |
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