John Michael Kortbawi Sr

Military

Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD





Awards: AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

People

Shelton James Wrath

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11096458 / O-821390
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New Brunswick, NJ 26 May 1923 Son of Abdo and Freda [Nesser] Kortbawi.

Died

Wichita Falls, TX 22 January 2015

Buried

Donated body to medical science.

Based

Metfield Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF.

Enlisted

Other

Discharged USAAF

Honourable discharge.

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/image/676039753
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/mycentraljersey/name/john-kortbawi…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232703769/john-michael-kortbawi

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Sources

491st BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia