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Arthur Franke, WWII
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206 Pheasant Run, Hendersonville, NC 28739 |
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Parents: Bertha and Arthur; Wife: Mary; Children: James, Arthur, Doreen; Sibling: Ronald |
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| Hometown: |
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Fort Niagara, NY |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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February 27, 1943 |
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| Service Number: |
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32834498 |
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444th |
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677th |
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| Missions Flown: |
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33 |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Asiatic-Pacific Theater Medal with 5 Bronze Stars,Distinguished Flying Cross,Good Conduct Medal,Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters,Air Offensive Japan,Burma Campaign,China Campaign,Central Burma Campaign,Western Pacific Campaign |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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AAFTS Buckey Field, CO ; AFTS Lowry Field, CO ; AFTS Lowry Field, CO |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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T/Sgt |
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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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1949 graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; received a doctorate in 1969 from Univ. of Pennsylvania. He was an Electrical Engineer in private industry until his retirement in 1986. He continued his interest in aviation and owned and flew his own aircraft.
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