The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

John R Kelly

815th

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Army serial number
36733198
Rank
cpl (10 November 1943), TSGT (1 December 1944), TSGT (7 March 1945)
Hometown
PITTSBURG PA; Pittsburgh PA; Pittsburgh, PA
Also written
John Kelly
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 68
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 36733198); verify

Crews

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
1 December 1944Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster4813TSGT
7 March 1945Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster1184TSGT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Morning reports

1 entry, first 10 November 1943, last 10 November 1943; 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.

National Archives pages: roll 456415616 p. 705

Statements, mentions and histories

Clifton at 3:03 P.M. II. ROLL CALL The meeting was attended by Jay Clifton, Bruce Coogler, Russel Daniel, Carrie Davis, John Kelly, Sandee West Maeda, Sheryl Norton, Leon Waldman, and Dennis West. III. APPROVAL OF THE 2019 BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES Dennis West motions to approve the 2019 Bu

Kelly, John R in newsletter 2021-03_483rd_Newsletter, page 7. 483rd BG Association newsletter, quoted with credit. read the newsletter

oard of Directors began the discussion to modernize the roster database to a current Microsoft Office supported format. John Kelly volunteered to lead the roster database modernization. Copies of the most up-to-date printed membership and TAPS rosters were provided to John. John has comple

Kelly, John R in newsletter 2021-03_483rd_Newsletter, page 8. 483rd BG Association newsletter, quoted with credit. read the newsletter

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