John Emil Maki, None
| conflict: | World War II |
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| branch: | Air Force |
| rank: | Sergeant |
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| location: | 585th Bombardment Squadron, 394th Bombardment Group. |
| enlistment date: | Jan. 22, 1943 |
| place enlisted: | Fort Snelling, MN |
| discharge date: | May 21, 1945 |
| place discharged: | Fort Snelling, MN |
| decorations: |
Air Medal (1942-) Bronze Star Medal (1941-) European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (1941-1946) Oak Leaf Cluster (U. S. Armed Forces) Overseas Service Bar(s) Purple Heart (1932-) World War II Victory Medal (1941-1946) |
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| history: | Inducted into the Army Air Corps, January 22,1943; served as aircraft top turret gunner and mechanic on B-26 aircraft; flew 65 combat missions before being wounded by anti-aircraft fire (September 1944); involved in the air offensive over northern France and Normandy campaigns; in February 1945, assigned as gunnery instructor in Laredo, Texas, until he was discharged on May 21, 1945. |
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Personal Information
| date of birth: | Sept. 26, 1921 |
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| birth place: | Britt, MN |
| home town: | Virginia, MN |
| date of death: | Sept. 13, 2010 |
| father: | Anton "Andrew" Maki |
| mother: | Aina Elisabeth (nee Leppinen) Maki |
| siblings: | Tauno Olavi (1911-1978); Toivo Matthew (1914-1968); Eino Anton (1916-1999); Ina Elenor (1917-2006) (Smedberg, Niemi); Waino N. (1919-1930); Helve Adolfeina (1923-1925); Impie Marie (1925-) (Luukkonen); Esther Susanna (1926-) (Heinonen); Lila Kyllilkki (1930-1997) (Luukkonen). |
| school: | Virginia High School |
Last update: 1/23/2017