Recent Address: |
108 Fountain Lake Drive, Eutawville, SC 29048 |
E-mail Address: |
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Family Info: |
Parents: Lewis and Julia; Wife: Agnes; Children: Susan, Valerie |
Hometown: |
Newberry, SC |
Date Entered Service: |
June 10, 1943 |
Service Number: |
O-82604 |
Bomb Group: |
444th |
Squadron: |
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Squadron: |
676th and 679th |
Location of Unit: |
Great Bend, KS |
Missions Flown: |
Approx. 15 |
Hump Missions: |
Approx. 15 |
Targets: |
Mukden, Rangoon, Formosa, Singapore (dry-dock), Yawata, others |
Awards: |
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with Cluster, Distinguished Unit Badge, Campaign Ribbon with 5 Battle Stars |
Service Schools: |
Communications School-Scott Field, IL Aug 1942; Communications School-Yale Univ., New Haven, CT Dec 1942; Electronics Off. Course-Boca Raton, FL May 1943 |
MOS: |
MOS 1038-Navigator-Bombardier, Radar |
Rank Upon Discharge: |
1st Lt. |
Crew Type: |
Flight crew |
Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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Where You a POW?: |
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POW Location: |
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Where You a Interned?: |
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Internment Location: |
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Date Transferred from the 58th: |
March 7, 1945 |
Date Discharged: |
October 22, 1945 |
Post WWII Service: |
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Post WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
Entered Banking profession soon after discharge from military service and continued in banking until my retirement on December 31, 1987. |
Thoughts About the 58th: |
Due to a shortage of Radar Bomb/Nav operators I served under four different pilots and crews including D.P. Woods crew and crew of Clyde A. West and Col. Alvin Moore, Sqdn. Cmdr.
I have a vivid recollection of my approximately 3 1/2 years in the military and still communicate with several co-members who were friends of mine until this day. I was proud to be a member of the 58th Bomb Wing and felt confident that we had a profound effect on bringing hostilities to an end. |
Comments: |
William Moore Blalock died on August 22, 2012 in Newberry, SC. |