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John Henry Salmi 1916 - 1944

John Henry Salmi of Los Angeles County, California United States was born on February 22, 1916 in PA to John F. Salmi and Alma A. Reinkainen. John was baptized on September 10, 1916 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. John Salmi died at age 28 years old in July 1944 in Scotland United Kingdom, and was buried at golden gate national cemetery sneath lane, in san bruno, san mateo county, California us.
John Henry Salmi
Los Angeles County, California United States
February 22, 1916
Pennsylvania, United States
July 1944
Scotland, United Kingdom
Male
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  • 02/22
    1916

    Birthday

    February 22, 1916
    Birthdate
    Pennsylvania United States
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • 09/10
    1916

    Baptism

    September 10, 1916
    Baptism date
    Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States
    Place of worship
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 39690160 Enlisted: December 8, 1942 in Fresno California Military branch: Branch Immaterial Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Occupations In Building Of Aircraft, Nec
  • 07/dd
    1944

    Death

    July 1944
    Death date
    Crash of military transport plane
    Cause of death
    Scotland United Kingdom
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

    mm/dd/yyyy
    Funeral date
    golden gate national cemetery sneath lane, in san bruno, san mateo county, California 94066, us
    Burial location
  • Obituary

    The Kingston Daily Freeman Monday evening, August 14, 1944 page 2 (very badly faded - I can't make out most of this - will transcribe what I can) Newspapers.com appears to have a clear legible version of this, but I don't have a subscription to their site. Mr. and Mrs. John Salmi of Rifton were notified Sunday that their son, John Henry Salmi, 28, technician third grade, was killed in action when an army transport crashed in Scotland July 27. A news release regarding the crash given? at the time of the accident said the plane ???? ??? a cliff near M??? of ????? ..................... medical ............... squadron .................. January ......................... A daughter ?????? Esther whom he never saw was born in March. Besides his wife, daughter and (parents?), he is survived by three sisters and four brothers. Two of the brothers ........................... Larry Salmi of the Army? Air Corps and L(arry) ....................... stationed in New Guinea. (Three more paragraphs below this may belong to a different article.) ========================================================== The Kingston Daily Freeman Saturday evening, December 30, 1944 page 9 (end of year recap of events) John Henry Salmi, 28, of Rifton, killed in action on July 27.
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