Serviceman
John A Madonna
817thmissing in action
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- Army serial number
- 32892887
- Rank
- Cpl (7 November 1944), SGT (18 January 1945), SSGT (21 March 1945), SSGT (19 June 1945)
- Hometown
- Brooklyn NY; Brooklyn, NY
- Also written
- John Madonna
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 38
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Thomas W. Cobb Crew · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 1945 | Air Medal | 275 | SGT |
| 21 March 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1596 | SSGT |
| 19 June 1945 | award (code not read) | 3579 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Aboard a lost aircraft
- MACR 13253 · 44-6776 · 22 March 1945 · mission 186, 22 March 1945 · MIA
Morning reports
1 entry, first 7 November 1944, last 7 November 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.
- 1944-11-07 817th: OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT IST LT 20 LT
National Archives pages: roll 576472397 p. 3591
Statements, mentions and histories
- 19 more statements from MACR 13253 are on the loss record.
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