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| Recent Address: |
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700 Port St., Apt. 243, Easton, MD 21601 |
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| Family Information: |
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Wife: deceased; Children: Anita, Elaine, Ashley |
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| Hometown: |
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Westfield, NJ |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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December 30 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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211228270 and A08626789 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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462nd |
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| Squadron: |
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770th |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Walker AFB - October 1943 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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35 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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15-20 (estimate) |
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| Targets: |
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Tokyo, Osaka, Singapore, Bangkok, Mukden, Shanghai, Rangoon,Yawata, Kobe, others |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with 5 Stars, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Unit Citation, WWII Victory Medal. |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Aircraft Engine Maint. - OCS Yale Univ. Dec 1942-Jun 1943; B-29 School-Boeing Aircraft Corp., Seattle, WA Jun-Sept 1943; Flight Engineer School, Salina, KS September 1943-January 1944 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 1028-Aircraft Observer, Flight Engineer (VHB), |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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1st Lieutenant |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-65336 Assid Test II--Capt. Torvend, Pilot, 42-6278 (unnamed)" |
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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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November 29 1945 |
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