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| Recent Address: |
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4120 Oxbridge Rd., Richmond, VA 23236-1046
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Charles E. and May
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| Hometown: |
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Richmond, VA
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| Date Entered Service: |
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April 5, 1943
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| Service Number: |
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33631426
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| Bomb Group: |
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462nd
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| Squadron: |
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770th
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| Location of Unit: |
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Walker AFB Jan 1944
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| Missions Flown: |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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Was transferred to Flight C 1st Photo Recon Sqd & flew to Hsingching China on C-46 in January 1945 & flew back to Kharagpur in April 1945.Left India May 7, 1945 for Guam and from there to Okinawa.
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| Targets: |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Distinguished Unit Badge
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Radio School--Scott Field, IL Jun-Nov 1943
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 754-Radio Mechanic, AAF
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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| Crew Type: |
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Ground crew
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I worked on all the planes of the 462nd Group when I was in India.
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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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| Date Transferred from the 58th: |
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January, 1945
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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December 11, 1945
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
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United Methodist Minister for 38 years. Boy Scout Executive (2 years). Civilian Employee Fairfax County, Virginia Police Department.
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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I wouldn't want to go through it again, but I am happy that I was able to see a part of the world I never would have seen otherwise.
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| Comments: |
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My biggest disappointment is that I never saw the Taj Mahal or the Great Wall, but I was not there on a sight-seeing trip.
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