John Andrew Aranyos Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 495FTG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: DFC, AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Ol Steel Butt
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron 83rd Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
McKeesport, PA | 16 June 1922 | Son of John and Agnes [Molmar] Aranyos. |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 29 May 1942 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Other Assigned |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 27 January 1944 - 18 August 1944 | Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 6 May 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Transferred |
Atcham, Shrewsbury, UK | 18 August 1944 | Transferred to 495FTG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
19 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Other Crashed |
Sewickley, PA 15143, USA | 30 April 1954 | Unidentified Accident Sewickley, PA Cat 1 damage Pilot Lt John A Aranyos, 30-Apr-54. T-33A 52-9686 - 146FBS 112FBG |
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Died |
McKeesport, PA, USA | 9 October 2010 | |
| Duquesne, PA, USA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to middlename, biography, awards and events
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to suffix, service number, highest rank, role, biography, awards, events, unit associations and place associations