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LT. Jay D. Titus
457th
BS/330th BG(VH)
O-731116
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Acknowledgement: Information
courtesy of 330th BG Association, Bill Titus,
wrt45@aol.com and Steve Smisek |
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Served
on board B-29 44-69696 the "Happy Savage", from the city of Red Bank,
NJ. The plane and crew flew 20 missions out of Guam. Titus received
three air medals: 14 June, 31 July and 15 August of 1945.
He remained in the military until 1967 |
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Air
Crew:
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Rank
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Name |
Position
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Serial
#
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MAJ
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John
A. Matthews
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A/C
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O-441794
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2LT
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William
L. Kercheval
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P
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O-825124
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1LT
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Jay
D. Titus
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BOM
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O-731116
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1LT
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Herman
J. Greif
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NAV
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O-689604
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1LT
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Herbert
C. Counts
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Radar
Obs
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O-2068078
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1LT
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William
A. Parkinson
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FE
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O-867650
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S/SGT
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Eli
W. Kurucz
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RO
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35396587
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S/SGT
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Warren T. Thompson
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CFC
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36763094
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S/SGT
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Thomas
E. Sawyer
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RG
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11096992
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S/SGT
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John
B. Ryan
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LG
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31424979
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S/SGT
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William
E. Klinesmith
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TG
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13174899
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Ground
Crew:
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Name |
Position
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Charles
D. Welch, Jr.
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Crew
Chief
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Richard
W. E. Branagan
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William
R. Strickland
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Richard
W. Hanson
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Robert
W. King
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Thomas
F. Faucett
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Louis
DeBottis
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