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| Eddy Franks, WWII |
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| Family Information: |
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Wife: Betty; Children Clarence, Jr., Leslie Jane. |
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| Hometown: |
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San Antonio, TX |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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October 12, 1940 |
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| Service Number: |
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A0406735 |
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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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Pratt, Kansas (November, 1943) |
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| Missions Flown: |
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About 17 or 18 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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Total unknown |
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| Targets: |
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Omura, Formosa, Bangkok, Palembang Sumatra, Singapore, Kure |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Distinguished Flying Cross,Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters,Army Commendation Medal,Distinguished Unit Citation with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters,Air Force Outstanding Unit Award,American Defense Service Medal,Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 7 Battle Stars,American Campaign Medal,WWII Victory Ribbon,National Defense Service Medal,Armed Froces Longevity Award with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters,Armed Forces Reserve Medal |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Class 41-B Flying Cadest Oct 1940-Mar 1941; Applied Personnel Management 1943; Instrument Pilot School /Class 43-6-IP 1943 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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Aircraft Commander, CO Hq & Hq Sq., 58th Bomb Wing |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-24908 (unnamed); 42-6288 (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 |
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| Date Transferred from the 58th: |
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October 28, 1948 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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October 28, 1948 |
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| Post-WWII Service: |
| 15 Jun 1951--Recalled to active duty. 580th Holding and Briefing Sqd., Mountain Home, AFB, Idaho. Dec 1951--Transferred to Fort Benning, Georgia, Training Camp #1 8672 (Unconventional Warfare Training and Parachute Jump School and Jumpmaster School). July 1952--Assigned to Staff at HQS SACLANT, Norfolk Virginia, as Psychological and Scientific Warfare Officer. Mar 1953--HQ TAC Langley, AFB, Virginia. May 1955--US EUCOM (European Command), HQ SOTFE (Support Operations Task Force, Europe) Camp Des Loges, Paris, France. Jul 1958--551st AEW & CON Wing, Otis AFB, Mass., 961st Sqd Commander, Dir. of Personnel. Jun 1961--HQ ATC, Tech Training, Randolph AFB, Texas. 30 June 1965--Retired from active duty. |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Jan 1966-1980 DOD Civil Service, Randolph AFB, TX |
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| Eddy Franks (center) and crew |
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| Lt. Col. Franks, 1962 |
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