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 Ed D'Aguanno and crew picking up "Baby Sandy" in Wichita. Ed is in the back row, middle. |
| Recent Address: |
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3090 Cascade Court, Camino, CA 95709
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| Email: |
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| Family Information: |
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Christiane (wife)
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| Hometown: |
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St. Albans, LI, NY
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| Date Entered Service: |
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April 28, 1943
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| Service Number: |
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0 2068373
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| Bomb Group: |
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468th
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| Squadron: |
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793rd
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| Location of Unit: |
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Tinian; May 6, 1945
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| Missions Flown: |
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23 combat; 1 POW
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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| Targets: |
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Nagoya, Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Kobe, Tomioko, Omata, Toyohashi, Kure, Takamatsu, Chiba, Sendai,Utsonomiya, Takasaruka, Aomori, Hachioji, Hikari, Naval Arsenal
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Air Medal (2 OLC); DFC; Purple Heart
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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AAF Advanced Navigation School, Ellington Field, TX; August 1944
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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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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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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44-69977 "Baby Sandy"
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| Were you a POW? |
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No
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| Were you interned? |
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No
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| Date Transferred from the 58th: |
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October 18, 1945
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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January 4, 1946
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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None |
| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
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Manufacturing Engineer
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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One helluva adventure! It was my ultimate experienced in team work. Fire-bombing cities was a shock, initially, but it was necessary and it worked.
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| Comments: |
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 Christiane and Ed D’Aguanno at the San Francisco 2011 reunion. |
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