Serviceman
John S Skarbek
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- Rank
- CPL (24 September 1944), SSGT (21 October 1944), SSGT (28 January 1945), SSGT (7 March 1945)
- Hometown
- OXFORD MA; Oxford MA
- Also written
- John Skarbek
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster · service record at 483bg.org
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 1944 | Air Medal | 3608 | CPL |
| 21 October 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 4084 | SSGT |
| 28 January 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 414 | SSGT |
| 7 March 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 1231 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Death notice
Listed in the Association's TAPS column, newsletter 201803, page 2: 11/11/2017, reported by Charlotte Skarbek.
Photographs naming him
- Newsletter 201803, page 2 photograph · view at 15thaf.org
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Statements, mentions and histories
817 12/23/2005 GUY VENIER (OBIT) NOBEL, JOHN P 815 1/4/2018 JAN NOBEL PAYEUR, MARC A C 815 10/22/2017 GUY VENIER (OBIT) SKARBEK, JOHN S 840 11/11/2017 CHARLOTTE SKARBEK SORENSEN, EDWIN H 817 12/16/2017 GUY VENIER (OBIT) STRANG, MELVIN W 815 12/1/2017 GUY VENIER (OBIT) VARSALONA, JOE 816 7/19/
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