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Rudy DePaola
Rudolph (Rudy) Depaola, born Baltimore, Maryland, July 26, 1925. Enlisted U.S. Army Air Corps from high school 19 July, 1943. Basic training, Kessler Field, Biloxi, MS. Gunnery School, Harlingen, T...view moreRudolph (Rudy) Depaola, born Baltimore, Maryland, July 26, 1925. Enlisted U.S. Army Air Corps from high school 19 July, 1943. Basic training, Kessler Field, Biloxi, MS. Gunnery School, Harlingen, TX. Crew training, March Field, Riverside, CA, Assigned as tail gunner to Robert E. Grey crew. Picked up B-24 at Fairfield Souson, CA. Here he became gravely ill and was left behind. Finally caught up with crew several weeks later in Nabzab, New Guinea. After combat training missions assigned to 72nd Bomb Sqdn., 5th Bomb Group, 13th Air Force in November, 1944. Flew 25 missions from Moratai (in Halmaharas) against Philippines, Borneo, and other islands. After war, went to college on G.I. Bill. Became a teacher and later a principal in public, Catholic, and private schools. Retired July, 1983. Now spends summer in Baltimore and winters in Florida. Still a duffer in golf but loves it.view less