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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Duane Applequist

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Jamestown, New York

Honored By

Dave Fadley

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

EARNED PILOT'S WINGS AT RANDOLPH FIELD, TEXAS, AND TRAINED AS A NAVIGATOR/3RD PILOT IN B-29 AIRCRAFT AT KIRKLAND FIELD, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, TO GO OVERSEAS. HE WAS A WITNESS TO THE 1ST ATOMIC BOMB TEST NEAR ALBUQUERQUE, IN JULY 1945 BUT NEVER WENT OVERSEAS.