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Dr. Karl Emerson Applegate
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Ft. Myers, FL
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Wife: Blanche; Children: Laura and Richard
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| Hometown: |
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St. Petersburg, FL
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| Date Entered Service: |
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November 5, 1942
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| Missions Flown: |
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6 - shot down one enemy plane
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Air Medal
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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Central Fire Control
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Sergeant
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew
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| Were you a POW? |
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No
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| Were you interned? |
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No
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| Date Transferred from the 58th: |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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October 28, 1945
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Podiatrist. Life member of the American and Florida Podiatric Medical associations. He was drive chairman of the 1952 March of Dimes and served as chairman of the Lower Pinellas County March of Dimes for nearly 20 years. He was president of the Bay Point Middle School PTA in 1967 and was a member of the Kiwanis Club of downtown St. Petersburg, the Over The Hill Gang, the Madeira Beach Bowling League and a former member of Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg. He was a lifelong avid fisherman.
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Dr. Applegate passed away December 20, 2000.
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