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Awards/Decorations:
| | Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Unit Citation with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, WWII Victory Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Air Force Longevity Service Award with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters, Air Force NCO Academy Graduation Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal with 5 Bronze KLBS, National Defense Service Medal with 1 Bronze Service Star, Air Force Commendation Medal,
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| Service Schools attended:
| | Armament -- Small Arms
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| Armament -- Machine Gun
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| Central Fire Control, B-29
| May 1943
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Military Specialty Earned/Assigned:
| | MOS 580-Remote Control Turret Gunner (CFC)
Air Operations Supervision
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Military Rank Upon Discharge:
| | T/Sgt (1945) / M/Sgt (1968)
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Crew Type:
| | Flight Crew
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Aircraft Name and
Serial Number/s:
| | 42-63527 Devilish Snooks
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Were you a POW?:
| | No
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Were you interned?:
| | No
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Date transferred from the 58th Bomb Wing:
| | 8/1/45
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Post-World war II Military Service:
| | Recalled 7/51, B-50 Gunner, '53 SAC Control Room, Hunter AFB; 1/56 to 54th AWS, Guam; 7/58 to Eglin AFB, FL; 11/62 to Edwards AFB; 12/65 to 6th MAS, Hickam AFB, Hawaii; retired 22 years in 10/68.
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Post-World war II Civilian Occupation/s:
| | Tool Designer with General Electric; Bowling Lane Owner (recalled) 1969, Bowling Prop., Sales, Bookkeeping, Sales -- retired 1980.
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Thoughts about service in the 58th Bomb Wing:
| | Learned many things, met many great people which influenced my life.
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Further Comments :
| | Author of "Devilish Snooks: B-29 Saga of C.B.I. and Pacific Theaters." It contains items few knew about.
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