John B Kline
Military
Shared with the American Air Museum by John B Kline's nephew, Steve Kline.
Object Number - UPL 25955 - Uncle Jack (John) with mom Agnes Kline. Probably 1941 or 1942. Near a coal mine in Shamokin PA.
John Kline served as a tail gunner with the 93th Bomb Group, flying bombing missions out of Hardwick, England.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Harrisburg, PA, USA | 22 November 1941 | |
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Born |
Shamokin, Pennsylvania | ||
| 1009 Packer St, Shamokin, PA 17872, USA | |||
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Died |
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Buried |
Shamokin, PA 17872, USA | At the Odd Fellows Cemetery |
Revisions
Correspondence with John B Kline's nephew, Steven Kline.
NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/print-record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=5&cat=…
Findagrave record: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=kline&GSfn=john&G…;
Announcement of Kline receiving a second Oak Leaf Cluster to his Air Medal in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 3 June 1944.
Announcement of Kline receiving Distinguished Flying Cross in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 25 July 1944.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / roster
