John Aloysius Murnane Jr
MilitaryPortrait of John A. Murnane, Jr. sent to his fiancé Charlotte Fulton probably taken during his basic training. "Amo te", Portuguese for "I love you". Circa 1942. Owen Family collection.
Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (6OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 2045166
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11084049
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 27th Air Transport Group 95th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron 86th Air Transport Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16082599 on enlistment, O-801948
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17161985
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Virginia | 9 December 1921 | Son of John Aloysius Sr and Frances Murnane. |
Enlisted |
Charlottesville, VA | 20 October 1942 | Charlottesville, Virginia |
Died |
28 November 1969 | ||
Buried |
Mount Comfort Cemetery Fairfax County, VA | Mount Comfort Cemetery Fairfax County, Virginia | |
Based |
Horham | Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Honorably discharged as Technical Sergeant. Awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross based on 2 pay vouchers on file at the National Archives and Records Administration per conversation between representative Paul Simon, St Louis, MO, and MAJ S.D. Owen (USA, Retired) on 5 Apr 2011.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php