| Targets: |
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Bangkok,
Yawata,
Anshan,
Nagasaki,
Omura,
Singapore,
Mukden,
Kure,
Rangoon,
Formosa,
Nagoya,
Hamamatsu. |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters,
Asiatic-Pacific Theater Service Ribbon,
World War II Victory Medal,
Distinguished Unit Citation. |
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Service
Schools attended:
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| Radio Operator-Mechanic |
March 1943 |
| Radio Operator-Mechanic |
Aug. 1943 |
| First Aid Course |
Sept. 1943 |
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| Military
Specialty Earned/Assigned: |
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MOS 2756-Airborne Radio Operator Mechanic
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| Military
Rank Upon Discharge: |
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S/Sgt (1945) / C/M Sgt (1973) |
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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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42-6268 Good Humpin',
42-6394 Last Resort,
42-65271 (unnamed),
Last Resort II |
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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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7/1/45 |
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| Post-World
war II Military Service: |
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Served with SAC 1947 - 1955, flying B-29 and B-50s
Transferred to Support Sqdn in Wiesbaden, Germany (USAFE)
Transferred to Patrick AFB, FL - Missile and Space Program - C54s and C-130s
Transferred to Hickam AFB, HI - Missile and Space Program - C-130s
Transferred to Elgin AFB, FL - Missile and Space Program - C54, C131
Transferred to Otis AFB, MA - Electronic Sensor Reconnaissance - EC-121
Transferred to McClellan AFB, CA - Electronic Sensor Reconnaissance - EC-121
Retired from USAF - Feb. 1973 |
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| Post-World
war II Civilian Occupation/s: |
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United States Postal Service Letter Carrier (20 yrs) |
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| Thoughts
about service in the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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Closeness to friends - long time relationships, especially being on a flight crew
Patriotism and discipline taught to me
Camaraderie among the flight, maintenance and support people
War is hell and all efforts should be made to settle disputes peacefully before striking each other.
Very proud about being assigned to a military unit which really brought about the end of that terrible war. |
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