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| J.R. McCoy, 1943 |
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| Recent Address: |
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5900 Norma Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76114-3211 |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Virgil and Ethel; Wife: Lorraine; Children: Lala, Joni, Jim |
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| Hometown: |
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Albany, TX |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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January 5 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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O-692039 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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468th |
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| Squadron: |
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793rd |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Kharagpur, India July 4 1944 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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35 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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12 round trips |
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| Targets: |
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Anshan, Formosa, Rangoon (2), Omura, Nanking, Nagasaki (2), Kyushu, Mukden, Tangyang, Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Saigon, Kobe (2), Nagoya, Tokyo (2), Yokohama, Osaka (3), Omuta, Tokohashi, Okayama, Kure, Takamatsu, Chiba, Sendai |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Battle Participation Medal / India-Burma Campaign, Distinguished Flying Cross, Presidential Unit Citation, Overseas Service Bars (2) |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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AAF Navigation School-Hondo, TX March 1943; Roswell AAF,NM September 1943 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 1034-Navigator, MOS 1035-Bombardier |
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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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42-6333 Camel Caravan, 42-24487 Bengal Lancer, 42-63415 Jolly Roger, 42-24525 Mary K, 42-65276 Raiden Maiden II, 42-63530 Totin' To Tokyo II, 44-69665 (unnamed), 42-24442 Wichita Witch |
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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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July 14 1945 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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December 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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Army Air Force Reserve, discharged on 2/18/66, rank of Captain. |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| City Service Pipeline, 3/23/46 to 3/1952, Sour Lake, TXGeneral Dynamics, Aircraft Plant #4, Fort Worth, TX, 3/1952 to retirement on 1/31/86 |
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| J.R. McCoy, 1944 |
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| J.R. McCoy, 2002 |
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