Serviceman
John William Dorsey
HQ
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- Rank
- 2LT (24 May 1944), 2LT (14 June 1944), 1LT (31 July 1944)
- Hometown
- Erlander KY; ERLANDER KY; Erlangor KY
- Also written
- John Dorsey
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. another record shares the name Dorsey, John William (units HQ, 817th, serials None, 0694654); may be the same man
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 1944 | Air Medal | 597 | 2LT |
| 24 May 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 597 | 2LT |
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1026 | 2LT |
| 31 July 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2222 | 1LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Photographs naming him
- Newsletter 202003, page 2 photograph (5 scans) · view at 15thaf.org
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Statements, mentions and histories
840 5/19/2019 Guy Venier (OBIT) Chubbs, Harold J 816 10/30/2019 Sandee Maeda Dano, Lee E 816 3/6/2007 Guy Venier (OBIT) Dorsey, John W "Jay" 817 1/26/2020 Guy Venier (OBIT) Fairbanks, Arthur F 815 4/19/2019 Guy Venier (OBIT) Hamman, Raymond R 840 2/11/2020 Jay Clifton Penrose, Allen E 815 2/
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