John R Abplanalp
Military
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UPL 26943
SSGT John Abplanalp
Ball Turret Gunner
Rolland Bushner Crew
Ball Turret Gunner
Rolland Bushner Crew
Susan Abplanalp - Daughter
completed 34 missions
Good Conduct/Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters/EAME Medal with 4 Bronze 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: 25th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-699647
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Ridgeway, Pennsylvania | 19 July 1920 | |
Enlisted |
Rockford, IL, USA | 19 February 1942 | Camp Grant |
Died |
Grove City, PA | 25 November 1995 | |
Buried |
Bradford, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources
466th BG Historian
http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=6304412
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book 'Attlebridge Arsenal' by Wassom & Brassford