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| Targets: |
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Omura,
Formosa,
Bangkok,
Palembang Sumatra,
Singapore,
Kure, |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters,
Army Commendation Medal,
Distinguished Unit Citation with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters,
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award,
American Defense Service Medal,
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 7 Battle Stars,
American Campaign Medal,
WWII Victory Ribbon,
National Defense Service Medal,
Armed Froces Longevity Award with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters,
Armed Forces Reserve Medal |
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Service
Schools attended:
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| Class 41-B Flying Cadest |
Oct 1940-Mar 1941 |
| Applied Personnel Management |
1943 |
| Instrument Pilot School /Class 43-6-IP |
1943 |
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| Military
Specialty Earned/Assigned: |
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Aircraft Commander
CO Hq & Hq Sq., 58th Bomb Wing
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| Military
Rank Upon Discharge: |
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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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42-24908 (unnamed)
42-6288 (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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Oct. 28, 1948 |
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| Post-World
war II Military Service: |
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15 Jun 1951--Recalled to active duty. 580th Holding and Briefing Sqd., Mountain Home, AFB, Idaho. Dec 1951--Transferred to Fort Benning, Georgia, Training Camp #1 8672 (Unconventional Warfare Training and Parachute Jump School and Jumpmaster School). July 1952--Assigned to Staff at HQS SACLANT, Norfolk Virginia, as Psychological and Scientific Warfare Officer. Mar 1953--HQ TAC Langley, AFB, Virginia. May 1955--US EUCOM (European Command), HQ SOTFE (Support Operations Task Force, Europe) Camp Des Loges, Paris, France. Jul 1958--551st AEW & CON Wing, Otis AFB, Mass., 961st Sqd Commander, Dir. of Personnel. Jun 1961--HQ ATC, Tech Training, Randolph AFB, Texas. 30 June 1965--Retired from active duty. |
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| Post-World
war II Civilian Occupation/s: |
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Jan 1966-1980 DOD Civil Service, Randolph AFB, TX |
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| Thoughts
about service in the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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| Further
Comments : |
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Eddy Franks (center) and crew |
Lt. Col. Franks, 1962 |
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