| Recent Address: |
P.O. Box 405, Nicklesville, VA 24271 |
| E-mail Address: |
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| Family Info: |
Parents: James and Leah; Wife: Orpha Belle; Child: Ray |
| Hometown: |
West Jefferson, OH |
| Date Entered Service: |
July 20, 1940 |
| Service Number: |
15010589 |
| Bomb Group: |
462nd |
| Squadron: |
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| Squadron: |
768th |
| Location of Unit: |
Kansas (1942) |
| Missions Flown: |
25 |
| Hump Missions: |
14 |
| Targets: |
Japan, Manchuria, China, Taiwan (Formosa), Burma (Myanmar), the Malay Peninsula, Singapore, and Sumatra. |
| Awards: |
Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with 4 Bronze Stars,American Theater Ribbon with Bronze Star,American Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star,Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters,Distinguished Flying Cross,Distinguished Unit Citation |
| Service Schools: |
PCDAF Tech School 1940 |
| MOS: |
MOS 737-Flight Engineer VHB |
| Rank Upon Discharge: |
S/Sgt |
| Crew Type: |
Flight crew |
| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
42-6346 Man-O-War, others |
| 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: |
September 4, 1945 |
| Date Discharged: |
September 4, 1945 |
| Post WWII Service: |
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| Post WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
North American Aviation - Columbus, OH. North American Missile Div. - Cape Canaveral, FL Lockheed Aviation - Polaris Missile USS George Washington - Cape Canaveral, FL. Also worked on the Minute Man ICBM - Cape Canavaral, FL. North American Aviation - Apollo Moon Program - Downey, CA & Cape Canaveral, FL. Retired from Ohio State University - 1976. |
| Thoughts About the 58th: |
I know that my father was proud of all he accomplished. |
| Comments: |
Mr. Crum passed away January 15, 2007 and is buried at Somerford Cemetery in Summerford, OH. |
