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5977 Leisure So. Drive, SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49548 |
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| Family Information: |
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| Hometown: |
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New Castle, PA |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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November 7 1942 |
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| Service Number: |
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15359252 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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444th |
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| Squadron: |
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676th |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Great Bend, KS |
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| Missions Flown: |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Distinguished Unit Badge, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with 6 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Bombsight/Autopilot Maint-Lowery Field, Denver, CO Jun-Oct 1943 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 574-Bombsight and Automatic Pilot Repairman |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Sergeant |
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| Crew Type: |
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Ground crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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Worked on all squadron aircraft as required. |
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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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November 22 1945 |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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November 22 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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Air Force Reserve (inactive) 11/22/45 through 10/10/45
Active Duty 10/10/50 through 10/31/51, HQ Squadron, Base Installations, Eglin AFB, FL |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Engineer, Systems Distribution, Consumers Power Co., Jackson MI Div. Mgr., Control Power Systems, Harlo Corp., Grand Rapids, MI |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| Experiences that have left many memories but I would not care to experience again. The friendships made during that period have been priceless! Although not on flight crew, I flew many hours on training and maintenance flights trouble shooting the bombsight and autopilots on the squadron aircraft and had a great affection for the B-29. |
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