| Recent Address: |
3167 Linden Road, Suite 607, Rocky River, OH 44116 |
| E-mail Address: |
Capt44578@aol.com |
| Family Info: |
Parents: Joe C. and Alma M. Pivk; Wife: June; Children: Lance, Dean, Les, Mark. |
| Hometown: |
Cleveland, OH |
| Date Entered Service: |
December 11, 1945 |
| Service Number: |
15354653 |
| Bomb Group: |
462nd |
| Squadron: |
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| Squadron: |
768th |
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| Missions Flown: |
35 |
| Hump Missions: |
35 |
| Targets: |
Bangkok, Anshan, Formosa, Omura, Saigon, Singapore, Tokuyama, Nagoya, Yokohama, Osaka, Kobe, Omuta, Toyohashi, Kure, Takamatsu, Chiba, Sendai |
| Awards: |
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with 6 Bronze Stars, Chinese War Memorial Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, AVN Badge, Overseas Service Bar, Good Conduct Medal. |
| Service Schools: |
Army Technical School, Sioux Falls, SD Apr 1943; Truax Field, Madison, WI Aug 1943; Walker AAF, Victoria, KS Nov 1943 |
| MOS: |
MOS 757-Radio Operator-Mechanic-Gunner, AAF |
| Rank Upon Discharge: |
S/Sgt |
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| Date Transferred from the 58th: |
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| Date Discharged: |
September 19, 1945 |
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| Comments: |
Note: In the service his name was Henry Bauer Pivk. He dropped the Pivk name and made it Henry Joseph Bauer. This was done legally and papers were sent to all the government branches including the Veterans.
Mr. Bauer passed away November 10, 2001. |
