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| Recent Address: |
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415 Sassafras Road, Roswell, GA 30076 |
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| Hometown: |
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Columbus, OH |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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| Bomb Group: |
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40th and 462nd |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Kansas, CBI & Tinian |
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| Missions Flown: |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Legion of Merit,Distinguished Flying Cross, 2Air Medal, 5Pilot Wings awarded by Chinese Air Force |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 1024-Pilot, Four-Engine Aircraft |
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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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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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He was Director of Training for the 58th Bomb when WWII ended. |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Postwar assignments include: guided missile research and development projects with HQ, ARDC. Development of AEC-USAF nuclear propulsion systems and, lastly, special assignment to Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA as Director of Nuclear Rocket Propulsion systems for spacecraft. |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| He retired at Marshall Space Flight Center in 1965 with the rank of Colonel. He wears Command Pilot wings and the Guided Missile badge. |
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