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| James Edmonson, WWII |
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| Recent Address: |
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214 E. 22nd Street, Merced, CA 95340 |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: James and Ollie; Wife: Lucile; Children: Eric, Marty |
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| Hometown: |
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Templeton, CA |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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June 21, 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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0863893, FR39114 (Reg. AF) |
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| Bomb Group: |
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444th |
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| Squadron: |
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676th |
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| Location of Unit: |
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| Missions Flown: |
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35 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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Many |
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| Targets: |
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Tokyo, Yokohama, Kure, Palembang |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Distinguished Flying Cross (2),Air Medal (3),Citation (2),Commendation (1964) PACAF,Commendation (1968) USAF |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Basic Training Jan-Mar 1943; Yale Cadet Mar-Jul 1943; Radar Training Jul-Oct 1943 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 0141-Radar Officer, E3016 - Lead Crew (B-29) |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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1st Lt./Lt. Col. (Ret.) |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-6423 Urgin' Virgin |
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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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March, 1944 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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September, 1968 (Ret.) |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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Recalled Sept. 1950. McCord AFB Sept. 1950-Feb. 1951; ROTC Instructor, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 1951-54; Asyhia, Japan, 1954-57; Ballistic Missiles 1958-61. Retired as Lt. Colonel in 1968. |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Educator; Vice President Merced Community College, Merced, CA. |
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| James Edmonson and plane |
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