| Recent Address: |
1386 West Big Sandy Rd., Fresno, CA |
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| Family Info: |
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| Hometown: |
Kalamazoo, MI |
| Date Entered Service: |
February, 1945 |
| Service Number: |
O-765202 |
| Bomb Group: |
468th |
| Squadron: |
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| Squadron: |
794th |
| Location of Unit: |
West Field, Tinian, July 1945 |
| Missions Flown: |
3 |
| Hump Missions: |
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| Targets: |
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| Awards: |
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| Service Schools: |
Hancock Field, Santa Maria, CA, March 1945; Minter Field, CA, June 1945; Fort Sumner, NM, September 1945 |
| MOS: |
MOS 1093-Pilot B-29 VHB |
| Rank Upon Discharge: |
1st Lt. |
| Crew Type: |
Flight crew |
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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: |
October, 1945 |
| Date Discharged: |
May, 1946 |
| Post WWII Service: |
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| Post WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
Physician |
| Thoughts About the 58th: |
Almost missed it, but wouldn't trade the experience
for the world. Four of my crew still living. I still fly, albeit in a Bonanza. |
| Comments: |
Transcript of Howard Corbus' wartime reminiscences available in Memorial Archive. |
