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| Recent Address: |
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1566 Sunset Road, Eagle River, WI 54521 |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Lars and Astrid; Wife: Marna |
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| Hometown: |
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Chicago, IL |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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November 17, 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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16143854 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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40th and 509th Composite Group |
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| Squadron: |
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25th |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Pratt, Kansas (August, 1943) |
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| Missions Flown: |
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58th Bomb Wing in Georgia, then to Elgin Field, Florida to do testing on B-29s. I was then transferred to the e509th Composite Group, 393rd Bomb Squadron. I then went to Tinian with them. |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Central Fire Control Jun 1943; Boeing Aircraft Wichita Aug 1943; Remote Control Repairman Nov 1944 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 960-Central Fire Control, Director of Armament Tests - B-29s |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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T/Sgt |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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YB-36955, 44-86292 Enola Gay (509th CG) |
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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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November 21, 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Service Engineer for Alcoa |
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