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| Seymour Landau at 80 years of age. |
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| Recent Address: |
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141 S.W. 96th Terrace, Apt. 204, Plantation, FL 33324 |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Harry and Lena |
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| Hometown: |
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Bronx, NY |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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October 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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T 192601 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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40th |
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| Squadron: |
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44th |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Pratt, KS September 27 1943 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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Approximately 25 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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Approximately 20-25 |
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| Targets: |
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Mukden, Manchuria - Bangkok - Singapore Dry Docks - Rangoon - Tokyo (2) - Nagasaki - Osaka (2) - Hiroshima - Nagoya - Hamamatsu - Formosa (2) - Nanking - Oshima |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters Presidential Unit Citation, Battle Star (8), American Campaign Medal, New York State Conspicuous Service Cross |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Airplane Mechanic School Apr 1943; Boeing Flying Fortress School Jun 1943; Flight Engineer School Sep 1943 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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Flight Officer |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Flight Officer |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew |
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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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October 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Went from shipping clerk to production manager to President and C.O.O. of multi-plant operation. Then to Treasurer and Member of the Board of Directors when corporation went public. Retired in 1980 to buy and operate a country inn in Connecticut for 3 1/2 years. |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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It made me grow up fast. Gave me a wonderful education and made one appreciate life and people. Seven of our original eleven crew members are still in contact with each other.
I've always felt that I got a wonderful education in the Army Air Corp. In addition to the schools that I attended (including working with engineers at Boeing) the association with my fellow crewmembers was also an education. Six of my crew mates were college grads, and I think some of that rubbed off on me. |
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