Almon W. Conrath
Hometown when you
entered the Service:
Indianapolis. IN
Service Number: 35356840
0-860422
Bomb Group: 40th
Squadron: 395th
Location of Unit
when assigned:
Pratt, Kansas
Missions Flown:
Hump Missions Flown: 12
Targets:   Yawata
 
Awards/Decorations:   Distinguished Unit Citation (2), Central Burma Campaign, Western Pacific Campaign, Burma-India-China Offensive, China Offensive Campaign,
 
Service Schools attended:
 
A/C Ground Maintenance Engineer Sch. Yale Univ.   Oct 1942-Apr 1943
Boeing Flight Engineer School, Seattle, WA   Apr 1943-Jul 1943
 
 
Military Specialty Earned/Assigned:  

MOS 1028-Aircraft Observer, Flight Engineer (VHB)
Industrial Engineer

 
Military Rank Upon Discharge:   Capt.
 
Crew Type:   Flight Crew
 
Aircraft Name and
Serial Number/s:
  42-6294 Monsoon 42-93829 Cait Paornat
 
Were you a POW?:   Yes Where?: Siberia, Russia
 
Were you interned?:   Yes Where?: Siberia, Russia
 
Date transferred from the 58th Bomb Wing:   8/20/44
 
Post-World war II Military Service:   Recalled for service during Korean War
 
Post-World war II Civilian Occupation/s:   Field Engineer -- Cincinnati Milacron (Machine Tools), 1955 through 1983
 
Thoughts about service in the 58th Bomb Wing:   Made great friends and buddies.
 
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