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Parents: William and Ida |
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| Hometown: |
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Frankton, IN |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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1943 |
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| Service Number: |
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O-750966 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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40th |
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| Squadron: |
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25th |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Chakulia, India |
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| Missions Flown: |
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First bomb mission over Yawata. Lost on February 1, 1945 on bomb mission to Singapore Dry-docks. |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Pecos Basic Flying School ; Marfa, Texas AAF Advanced Flying -43G Jul 1943; B-29 School, Pratt, Kansas |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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1st Lt. |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-24589 Calamity Jane |
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| Were you a POW? |
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No |
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| Were you interned? |
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No |
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| Date Transferred from the 58th: |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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Killed in action, February 1, 1945 |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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| Comments: |
| Lt. Fesler was the co-pilot in the lead plane captained by mission leader Aubrey Richard. All members were lost including; Raymond Schuette, Jim Miller, Walter Ingalls, James Brennan, Edward Walter, George Hanger, Herbert Bridges, Alvin Fiedler, Oliver Kidd, Lee Chapman. |
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