John Irwin Bahten
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 44438 - 1st Lt John Irwin Bahten 547BS, 384BG
Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 31254538
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20308434 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-703544
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bakersfield, CA | 13 December 1918 | Son of Edwin Godfrey and Olif Ruth [Kalh] Bahten. |
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Enlisted |
Sacramento, CA | 24 March 1941 | Sacramento, California |
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Died |
16 June 1990 | ||
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Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorHotelie1970
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Sources
General Order 322 from Headquarters 1st Bombardment Division, Office of the Commanding General, by Command of Major General Williams, dated 11 September 1944.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…