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| Targets: |
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Anshan,
Omura,
Mukden,
Singapore,
Bangkok,
Rangoon,
Kure,
Tokyo,
Yokohama,
Osaka,
Kasumi,
Himeji,
Okayama,
Chiba,
Sendai,
Utsonomiya,
Namazu |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with 5 Bronze Stars,
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters,
Distinguished Unit Citation,
Chinese Air Force Flight Engineer's Wings |
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Service
Schools attended:
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| Aircraft Engineering-Yale Univ, New Haven, CT |
Apr-Jun 1943 |
| Boeing B-29-Seattle, WA |
Jun-Aug 1943 |
| Flight Engineers School-Salina, KS / Denver, CO |
Sep-Dec 1943 |
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| Military
Specialty Earned/Assigned: |
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MOS 1028-Aircraft Observer, Flight Engineer (VHB)
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| Military
Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Capt. |
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| Crew
Type: |
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Flight Crew
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Aircraft
Name and
Serial Number/s: |
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42-6326 (unnamed),
42-65274 Bad Penny,
42-24740 Harry Miller,
44-69668 The Outlaw,
42-24738 Honeywell Honey,
42-24718 Black Magic II,
44-61554 (unnamed),
42-24915 Miss Donna Lee,
42-24795 (unnamed),
42-24739 (unnamed). |
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| Were
you a POW?: |
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No
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Where?: |
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| Were
you interned?: |
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No
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Where?:
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| Date
transferred from the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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7/27/45 |
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| Post-World
war II Military Service: |
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| Post-World
war II Civilian Occupation/s: |
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Farmer |
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| Thoughts
about service in the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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I am proud to have served in the 58th Bomb Wing, 40th Bomb Group, 45th Bomb Squadron and of our combat record. We destroyed most of Japan's capability to produce war material. Men of the 58th were truly "The Greatest Generation." |
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| Further
Comments : |
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The 92-page book "The War Years: Experiences of a B-29 Flight Engineer in World War II" by Paul W. Hunter is available in the 58th Bomb Wing Memorial Office. |
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