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| Joseph Doherty, 1943 |
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| Recent Address: |
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109 Forest Street, Unit 8, New Canaan, CT 06840 |
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| Family Information: |
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Mother: Helen; Wife: Violet; Sibling Ruth |
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| Hometown: |
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Jackson Heights, NY |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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February 28, 1943 |
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| Service Number: |
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01684140 |
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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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| Missions Flown: |
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21 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross,
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, American Theater Service Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Star of China, Western Pacific Campaign Medal, China-Burma-India Medal |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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AAF Basic Training ; A/C Aviation Student ; Flight Officer Student Officer |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 1037-Navigator-Bombardier, Radar, LAB |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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2nd Lt. |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-65228 Earthquake McGoon |
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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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April 30, 1946 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Salmon Realty Co., Real Estate Management 1948-49; Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation 1949-54; Director of Corporate Security, AT&T 1954-84, retired. (Died 12/19/01) |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| As is the case with many World War II veterans, my father was very modest about his own heroism and talked about the bravery of others. He always felt indebted to the Marines for overtaking Okinawa and he felt that their actions contributed to saving his own life. He loved his country and he felt proud to be a part of defending the United States whose ideals he so wholeheartedly believed in, saying "This is the greatest country in the world." |
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| Comments: |
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Additional information available in 58th Bomb Wing Memorial office.
Joseph Doherty died on December 19, 2001.
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| Joseph Doherty, C.2000 |
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