Serviceman
John C Lyons
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- Army serial number
- 35056947
- Rank
- Pvt (6 December 1943), CPL (21 May 1945)
- Hometown
- Reynoldsville PA
- Also written
- John Lyons
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 40
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+initial (serial 35056947); verify
Crews
- William Clayton Collins Crew · 816th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 1945 | Air Medal | 3314 | CPL |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 6 December 1943, last 6 December 1943; grades seen: Pvt. 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.
- 1943-12 817th: Trfd to $16th Bomb Sq this Gp
- 1943-12-06 HQ: Delay enroute 1 15 days ) to dy dy per MOS
National Archives pages: roll 458052819 p. 985, roll 458052819 p. 995
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