Boy Howdy Posted March 8, 2021 Share #1 Posted March 8, 2021 This is my father, Norman. He was born and raised in Beach Haven, NJ. He entered service 08Sept42, shortly after graduating from Barnegat High School. He was discharged 19Feb46. He served with the 95th Bomb Group, 412th Bomb Squadron. He was a ball turret gunner. Sadly, he died 04Apr85 from Cancer. A vast wealth of knowledge died with him. Just wanted to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ram957 Posted March 8, 2021 Share #2 Posted March 8, 2021 Great memento Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boy Howdy Posted March 8, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted March 8, 2021 Thank you. BTW my Avitar is his squadron patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Posted March 8, 2021 Share #4 Posted March 8, 2021 Not that they are always complete, but I only see two Norman Levisons in the enlistment records, and neither match his birth year (1924). I also checked to see if he had an Air Medal card in the NARA catalog, and didn’t find anything - again, those are incomplete. You could request his service file from MILPERCEN, once business returns to normal - assuming it does so one day. The majority of Army records were destroyed in the fire in the 70s, but maybe his did not. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted March 8, 2021 Share #5 Posted March 8, 2021 Nice you have them, thanks for posting them. BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boy Howdy Posted March 8, 2021 Author Share #6 Posted March 8, 2021 I have a copy of his Honorable Discharge with this information on it. Needed it to have him interned at the local Veterans Cemetery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boy Howdy Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share #7 Posted June 21, 2022 My mother passed away this past Saturday at the age off 88. While looking through tons of old pictures for her memorial /shiva found this one of my dad actually wearing above wings. He was 10 years older than my mom. It looks like he spent most of the was as an aerial gunnery instructor at Las Vegas Army Air Field and didn't get to Europe until after VE day hence no Air Medal. The name and service number in the enlistment records online are correct but everything else is wrong. Sent them a correction but they never responded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted June 21, 2022 Share #8 Posted June 21, 2022 My sympathy to you and your family about your mother. Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted June 21, 2022 Share #9 Posted June 21, 2022 Very sorry to hear this, BH. My sympathies. C6A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boy Howdy Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share #10 Posted June 21, 2022 Thank you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted June 21, 2022 Share #11 Posted June 21, 2022 Very nice memento to have of your dads. Very sorry to hear of your loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmar836 Posted June 21, 2022 Share #12 Posted June 21, 2022 I'm sorry to hear that. Great memories here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boy Howdy Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share #13 Posted June 21, 2022 Thanks to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boy Howdy Posted June 22, 2022 Author Share #14 Posted June 22, 2022 ....and here is my maternal Grandfather, Lewis Levin, in 1917-1918. Battery F, 19th FA USA. He was discharged April 3, 1918 "by reason of disability" He lost a thumb somehow. My mother always told us a horse bit it off. LOL Finding pictures I never knew existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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