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| Lt. Charles Fleenor, Tinian, 1945 |
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| Recent Address: |
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1920 Virginia Ave., #403, Fort Myers, FL 33901 |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Leonard and Alda |
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| Hometown: |
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Minneapolis, MN |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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August 6, 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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AO 2060493, 23935A |
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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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Tinian (April, 1945) |
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| Missions Flown: |
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19 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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| Targets: |
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Yokohama |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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WWII Victory Medal,Meritorious Service Medal,Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters,Distinguished Flying Cross,Air Force Commendation Medal,Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Aviation Cadet Navigation School Aug 1943; USAF B-47 Radar & Navigation 9Sep 1954-1956; USAF Command & Staff College Aug 1962 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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Squadron Commander -- 308th Strat. Missile Wg., Asst. Deputy Commander for Operations |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Lt. Col. |
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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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January, 1946 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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June 1, 1974 |
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| Post-WWII Service: |
| Served 17 years in Strategic Air Command. Eight years in B-47s in air crew and various staff jobs at Little Rock AFB and McConnell AFB in Wichita, Kansas. Two years were spent in Plans/Programs Directorate, 13th AF Hqs., Clark Field, Philippines. Spent one year in Vietnam; flew 75 combat missions with the 364 Tactical Electronic Warfare Sqdn. Approximately 10 years in Strategic Air Command Missiles (Titan II) as Missile Crew CO, Director of Plans/Intelligence; Missile Sqdn. Commander; Asst. Deputy CO for Operations Missile Wg. |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| I joined the 58th in Tinian on a replacement crew. Thus, I missed the Kansas training and India experiences. |
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| Comments: |
| 462nd B.G. -- 769th Sqdn.: AC Capt. Richard M. Gordon (Omaha, NE -- later New York City); Pilot, Lt. William Foster (Burley or Moscow, ID); Navigator, Lt. Charles M. Fleenor (Minneapolis, MN); Radar, Lt. George Gulas (Pennsylvania); Bombardier, Lt. Hugh Dinsmore (Bay City, MI); Flight Engineer, W.D. Howard Lee (Kentucky); Radio Operator, Staff Sgt. Algernon Howell (Arkansas); Central Fire Controller, Sgt. Koch; Gunners ?. |
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