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David W. Fox
David Fox, 1944
 
Recent Address:   P. O. Box 6296, Great Falls, MT 59406
 
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Family Information:   Father born in 1876, mother born in 1898. Eight children, 7 boys, l girl. Four boys served during WWII -- 3 Marines -- myself the one AAF. The youngest served in the USAF during Korean War.
 
Hometown:   Great Falls, MT
 
Date Entered Service:   April, 1942
 
Service Number:   19124583
 
Bomb Group:   468th
 
Squadron:   793rd and 794th
 
Location of Unit:   Salina, Kansas (January, 1944)
 
Missions Flown:  
 
Hump Missions Flown:   Flew the Hump 10 to 20 times to support aircraft.
 
Targets:  
 
Awards/Decorations:  
 
Service Schools Attended:   Aircraft Mechanic, Amarillo, TX Apr 1943; B-17 Boeing Factory School, Seattle, WA Nov 1943;
 
Military Specialty(ies):   MOS 747-Airplane and Engine Mechanic
 
Rank Upon Discharge:   S/Sgt
 
Crew Type:   Ground crew
 
Airplane Serial No.& Name:   42-24691 Fast Company,42-24525 Mary K,42-6368 Calamity Sue
 
Were you a POW?   No
If so, where?  
 
Were you interned?   No 
If so, where?  
 
Date Transferred from the 58th:   End of war
 
Date Discharged from the 58th:   November, 1944
 
Post-WWII Military Service:   My final military service for basic pay was 37 years, 1 month, 22 days. I retired on my 60th birthday, March 6, 1981 as Lt. Col. Montana ANG Federal Technician, 30 years.
 
Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s):
Student
 
Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing:
The best investment I made in life. I enjoyed it. I was recalled for Korean War, served two years.
 
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