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| Gene Erickson and Bob Nelson in Calcutta 1944 |
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4431 Arden View Ct., Arden Hills, MN 55112 |
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| Family Information: |
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| Hometown: |
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Cambridge, MN |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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October 30, 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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17154910 |
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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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Walker, KS (December, 1942) |
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| Missions Flown: |
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6 maintenance flights. |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Aircraft Mechanics School-Seymour Johnson Field Feb 1943; Electrical School-Chanute Field, Rantoul, IL Jul 1943; Boeing B-29 School-Seattle, WA Sep 1943 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 685-Airplane Electrical Mechanic, Specialist |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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S/Sgt |
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| Crew Type: |
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Ground crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-6347 King Size |
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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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December 3, 1945 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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December 3, 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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Air Force Reserve 1956-1959. |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Aircraft Mechanic Northwest Airlines |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| What was important to me was that all the aircrafts that I worked on made it back to base. |
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