John S McComb Jr

Military
media-45061.jpeg UPL 45061 The officers from a 493rd BG Fortress Pose in a hole caused by German Flak.
Pilot: Lt. Roy J. Murphy; Co-Pilot: Lt. Norman M Tesch; Navigator: Lt. John S. McComb, Jr.; Bombardier: Lt. Donald L. McKenna

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Object Number - UPL 45061 - The officers from a 493rd BG Fortress Pose in a hole caused by German Flak. Pilot: Lt. Roy J. Murphy; Co-Pilot: Lt. Norman M Tesch; Navigator: Lt....

DFC, AM w/ 3 OLCs.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

24 March 1921 Omaha, Nebraska

Enlisted

29 December 1941 Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Other

Commissioned

4 December 1943

Other

Discharged

2 September 1946

Died

15 October 2004

Revisions

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Ancestry.com; NARA USAF Award Cards

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corrected award

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DFC and Air Medal award cards at the NARA.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php

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