Serviceman
George J John
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- Army serial number
- 39409035
- Rank
- Sgt (6 December 1943), SSGT (8 March 1945), TSGT (7 April 1945), TSGT (21 May 1945)
- Hometown
- Harlingen TX; Harlingen, TX
- Also written
- George John
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 40
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Jearild S. Colman, Jr. Crew · 815th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 March 1945 | Air Medal | 1280 | SSGT |
| 7 April 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 2562 | TSGT |
| 21 May 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 3337 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
3 entries, first 6 December 1943, last 1 March 1944; grades seen: Sgt. 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.
- 1943-12-06 816th: John Elis
- 1943-12-06 816th: John Ellis
- 1944-03-01 816th: Sgt 5 J
National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 126, roll 458053820 p. 267, roll 466093760 p. 415
Death notice
Listed in the Association's TAPS column, newsletter 201706, page 2: 1-25-17, reported by Guy Venier.
Photographs naming him
- Newsletter 201706, page 2 photograph · view at 15thaf.org
- Newsletter 201706, page 2 photograph · view at 15thaf.org
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Statements, mentions and histories
17 GUY VENIER (OBIT) EICHENBERG, RICHARD K 840 5-12-16 GUY VENIER (OBIT) GARBERA, THEODORE 816 3-2-17 GUY VENIER (OBIT) JOHN, GEORGE J 815 1-25-17 GUY VENIER (OBIT) LISSAU, JOHN R 817 2-27-17 GUY VENIER (OBIT) MCCALMAN, ROBERT L 816 8-7-16 GUY VENIER (OBIT) THOMPSON, PHILLIP O 840 9-18-16 BA
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