Serviceman
John L Keegan
817thco-pilot
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- Army serial number
- 0825646
- Rank
- 2LT (20 February 1945)
- Hometown
- Scranton PA; Scranton, PA
- Also written
- John Keegan
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 56, 106
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 0825646); verify
Crews
- Henry Carlisle Dent Crew, co-pilot · 817th
- Robert O. Hoskins Crew, co-pilot · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 February 1945 | Air Medal | 783 | 2LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 22 November 1944, last 22 November 1944. 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.
- 1944-11-22 817th: AC 2Lt MOS 1091 dy same Comp: AUS. MCO 05.801
National Archives pages: roll 576472397 p. 3611
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