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| S/Sgt. Edwin O. Duty, 1944 |
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| Recent Address: |
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| Email: |
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| Family Information: |
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Wife: Dorothy; Children: Diana |
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| Hometown: |
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Salinas, CA |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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October 19, 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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39029671 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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462nd |
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| Squadron: |
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769th |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Wichita, KS (1943) |
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| Missions Flown: |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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Several. Exact number not known. |
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| Targets: |
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N/A - Supply flights |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Bronze Star,Distinguished Unit Citation,Sharp Shooter Badge |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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TSS - Amarillo, TX 1942/43; Heavy Bomber Maintenance - Walker AAFB, KS 1943; Special Maintenace - Seattle, WA 1943 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 747-Airplane and Engine Mechanic |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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S/Sgt |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew / Ground crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-6273 Old-Bitch-U-Airy Bess |
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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 5, 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Auto mechanic. Diesel mechanic. Diesel/Gas engine Shop Foreman for agricultural firm in Salinas, CA. |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| A lot of hard work, but a job that had to be done. |
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| Comments: |
| Ed died from complications of cancer in 1982 at age 74. |
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| Ground crew of Old-Bitch-U-Airy Bess. Crew Chief S/Sgt. Edwin O. Duty back row on right. 17 Nov 1944 |
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