Serviceman
John W Bachik
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- Army serial number
- 33765583
- Rank
- Cpl (29 August 1944), CPL (23 September 1944), SSGT (28 October 1944), SSGT (8 March 1945), SSGT (2 April 1945)
- Hometown
- JOHNSTOWN PA; Johnstown PA
- Also written
- John Bachik
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 133
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Elwyn C. Knight Crew · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 98, 23 September 1944 · Brux · The Elwyn C. Knight crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 133)
- mission 186, 22 March 1945 · Ruhland · The Elwyn C. Knight crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 133)
- mission 213, 24 April 1945 · Ober Drauburg · The Elwyn C. Knight crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 133)
A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1944 | Air Medal | 3567 | CPL |
| 28 October 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 4224 | SSGT |
| 8 March 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1283 | SSGT |
| 2 April 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2023 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 29 August 1944, last 29 August 1944; grades seen: Cpl. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.
- 1944-08-29 817th: Harrison Gordon L 612 Cpl Duty MOS same Asgd jd fr Fifth Wg (US)
National Archives pages: roll 566192358 p. 2459
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