Joseph Jerome Kairis
Military
Rear ( L-R) : 2nd Lt Floyd K Godshalk (B), 2nd Lt Robert A. Carr (CP), 2nd Lt Clayton L. Schlemm (P), 2nd Lt Joe J. Kairis (N)
Centre (L-R) : Sgt Raymond T. Schaberg (WG), S/Sgt Sharon H. Wasson (TTG), Sgt Floyd J Johnson (TG), S/Sgt Vernon G Swann (RO)
Front (L- ) R: S/Sgt Morris Herscovitz (BTG), S/Sgt David McMillan (WG)
Object Number - UPL 49975 - B-24 42-52652 'Bashful Marion', 487BG with Schlemm crew. Rear ( L-R) : 2nd Lt Floyd K Godshalk (B), 2nd Lt Robert A. Carr (CP), 2nd Lt Clayton L....
Assigned to 838BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. 33 x combat missions. B-24 42-52652 'Bashful Marion'.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (4 x Battle stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13068541 / O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Bashful Marion
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron 839th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Worcester, Massachusetts | 25 June 1922 | |
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Died |
Tallahassee, FL | 2 April 2005 | |
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Buried |
All Faiths Cemetery Worcester, Worcester County, MA | 5 April 2005 | All Faiths Cemetery Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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Based |
Lavenham | Assigned to 838BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/SchlemmCrew.shtml / self/wife