John Arthur Keating
Military
All photos, mission information, dates from Jack A. Keating's personal papers and mission journal maintained by son, Kevin A. Keating.
Object Number - UPL 20691 - Jack A. Keating, 1st Lt., Bombardier, 381st BG, 535th Bomb Squadron
Assigned to 535BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. June 1944 - February 1945. 35 x missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), American Campaign, EAME (4BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stage Door Canteen
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago, Illinois | 5 May 1920 | BornChicago, Illinois |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, Illinois | 14 December 1942 | EnlistedChicago, Illinois |
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Died |
Wheaton, Illinois | 16 November 2004 | DiedWheaton, Illinois |
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Buried |
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Elwood, Illinois | 20 November 2004 | InterredAbraham Lincoln National CemeteryElwood, Illinois |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/654817563
https://www.fold3.com/record/39143256/jack-a-keating-us-social-security-death-index
https://www.fold3.com/record/713377522/keating-jack-a-us-veterans-grave…
https://www.fold3.com/record/84462324/jack-a-keating-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44585797/john-arthur-keating
Pegrsonal documents, actual medals preserved in glass box by Jack's wife, Norma Keating.
Photos from Jack A. Keating's personal papers maintained by son, Kevin A. Keating, 2016
381st Bomb Group Memorial Assoiciation, March 1999 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
