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| Robert Fraser, c. 2000 |
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| Recent Address: |
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11 Captain Bacon Road, Yarmouth, MA 02664 |
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| Email: |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Alberta and Robert; Wife: Carol; Children: 5 |
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| Hometown: |
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Waltham, MA |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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December, 21, 1943 |
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| Service Number: |
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1141403 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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468th |
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| Squadron: |
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794th |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Kharagpur, India (November, 1944) |
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| Missions Flown: |
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33 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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7 |
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| Targets: |
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11 From India; 22 from Tinian |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Distinguished Flying Cross,Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with 6 Battle Stars,Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters.Good Conduct Medal |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Gunnery School April 1944 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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S/Sgt |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-24714 Robert J. Wilson |
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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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October, 1945 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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October 11, 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
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Product Design Engineer for Electro-Mechanical Parts -- Push-Button Switches, Connectors, Indicators.
Vice President of Nexus Inc., Stamford, CT
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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Believe we made mistake in entering Nuclear War. Japan was defeated before Hiroshima. We will always be known as first nation to drop an Atomic Bomb. I still hate Japanese nation and could never forgive how they treated our prisoners of war.
We should do everything possible to eliminate nuclear weapons.
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| Comments: |
| Mr. Fraser passed away on November 23, 2007 in Barnstable, MA. |
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