John Abraham 'Jack' Ghormley 1923–1944 – webtrees

John Abraham 'Jack' Ghormley, 1923–1944 (aged 20 years)

Name

John Abraham 'Jack' Ghormley

Name: John Abraham 'Jack' /Ghormley/
Given names: John Abraham 'Jack'
Surname: Ghormley

Gender Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	September 25, 1923 30 25 Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY Unique identifier: 561188F49BDEC5D464494FC262BEB6D4 Record ID number: MH:IF69280
Death of a father	Jesse Hannibal Ghormley July 30, 1936 (aged 12 years) Long Island, Nassau Co., NY Unique identifier: 561188F498D3D5D264494FC262BEB6D4 Record ID number: MH:IF69264
Burial of a father	Jesse Hannibal Ghormley July 31, 1936 (aged 12 years) Greenfield Cemetery, Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY Unique identifier: 561188F498E775D274494FC262BEB6D4 Record ID number: MH:IF69265
Census	1940 (aged 16 years) Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY Unique identifier: 561188F49CD385D4E4494FC262BEB6D4 Record ID number: MH:IF69284 Shared note: in mother's household: John Ghormley, son, age 17, has completed the third grade of high school. in mother's household: John Ghormley, son, age 17, has completed the third grade of high school.
Misc	November 11, 1942 (aged 19 years) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records Unique identifier: 561188F49CA235D4C4494FC262BEB6D4 Record ID number: MH:IF69283 Shared note: Enlisted: 11 Nov 1942 in New York City Enlisted: 11 Nov 1942 in New York City Education: one year of college Height: 65 inches Weight: 156 pounds Rank: private
Reference Number	Unique identifier: 561188F49CFA45D504494FC262BEB6D4 Record ID number: MH:IF69285 Shared note: 33483
Death	February 25, 1944 (aged 20 years) during World War II, near France Unique identifier: 561188F49C3AB5D484494FC262BEB6D4 Record ID number: MH:IF69281 Shared note: Death: 25 Feb 1944 Death: 25 Feb 1944 Service Branch: U. S. Army Air Corps Rank: Technical Sergeant Service Number: 32626123 Radio Operator Combat organization: 714th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group U. S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal & Air Medal Details of Death There were 9 members of the 10-man B-24 crew, piloted by 1st Lt Lawrence M Edman, that were listed as non-recoverable and Missing In Action since 25 Feb 1944. The last point of contact was Amiens, France. The remains of one crew member, TSgt Jack A. Ghormley, washed ashore on the French coast five months later and was recovered after the war from a communal grave for airman who suffered similar fates. The MACR indicates that they dropped out of the formation (possibly with a feathered engine) and drifted out of sight, never to be seen again. His wife had just had a son earlier that month and she doesn't know if he knew he was a father or not.
Burial	1945 (0 after death) U. S. Rosters of World War II Dead Unique identifier: 561188F49C7025D4A4494FC262BEB6D4 Record ID number: MH:IF69282 Shared note: Male, White, Protestant Male, White, Protestant Service Branch: U. S. Army Air Corps grave number: d 4 33 disposition: according to next of kin Cemetery: Saint Laurent (Permanent Cemetery), Saint Laurent, France Monument: Normandy, France

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: May 23, 1893 18 17 — Aquone, Macon Co, NC Census: 1900 — Marietta, Love Co., OK Misc: December 19, 1914 Misc: June 4, 1920 Census: 1925 — New York State Census, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY Census: April 7, 1930 — Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY Reference Number: Death: July 30, 1936 — Long Island, Nassau Co., NY Burial: July 31, 1936 — Greenfield Cemetery, Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY Record ID number: MH:I33330 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Irene Jacobs John Abraham 'Jack' Ghormley Jesse Hannibal Ghormley 1893–1936 Birth: May 23, 1893 18 17 — Aquone, Macon Co, NC Death: July 30, 1936 — Long Island, Nassau Co., NY
mother	Links Birth: May 15, 1898 — London, England Census: 1930 — Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY Census: 1940 — Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY Reference Number: Record ID number: MH:I33333 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jesse Hannibal Ghormley John Abraham 'Jack' Ghormley Irene Jacobs 1898– Birth: May 15, 1898 — London, England
younger sister	Private –
himself	Links Birth: September 25, 1923 30 25 — Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY Census: 1940 — Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY Misc: November 11, 1942 — U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records Reference Number: Death: February 25, 1944 — during World War II, near France Burial: 1945 — U. S. Rosters of World War II Dead Record ID number: MH:I33335 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Abraham 'Jack' Ghormley 1923–1944 Birth: September 25, 1923 30 25 — Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY Death: February 25, 1944 — during World War II, near France
younger brother	Private –
younger sister	Private –
elder sister	Private –

Family with Private
himself	Links Birth: September 25, 1923 30 25 — Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY Census: 1940 — Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY Misc: November 11, 1942 — U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records Reference Number: Death: February 25, 1944 — during World War II, near France Burial: 1945 — U. S. Rosters of World War II Dead Record ID number: MH:I33335 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Abraham 'Jack' Ghormley 1923–1944 Birth: September 25, 1923 30 25 — Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY Death: February 25, 1944 — during World War II, near France
wife	Private –
son	Private –

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Census	Shared note in mother's household: John Ghormley, son, age 17, has completed the third grade of high school.
Misc	Shared note Enlisted: 11 Nov 1942 in New York City Education: one year of college Height: 65 inches Weight: 156 pounds Rank: private
Reference Number	Shared note 33483
Death	Shared note Death: 25 Feb 1944 Service Branch: U. S. Army Air Corps Rank: Technical Sergeant Service Number: 32626123 Radio Operator Combat organization: 714th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group U. S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal & Air Medal Details of Death There were 9 members of the 10-man B-24 crew, piloted by 1st Lt Lawrence M Edman, that were listed as non-recoverable and Missing In Action since 25 Feb 1944. The last point of contact was Amiens, France. The remains of one crew member, TSgt Jack A. Ghormley, washed ashore on the French coast five months later and was recovered after the war from a communal grave for airman who suffered similar fates. The MACR indicates that they dropped out of the formation (possibly with a feathered engine) and drifted out of sight, never to be seen again. His wife had just had a son earlier that month and she doesn't know if he knew he was a father or not.
Burial	Shared note Male, White, Protestant Service Branch: U. S. Army Air Corps grave number: d 4 33 disposition: according to next of kin Cemetery: Saint Laurent (Permanent Cemetery), Saint Laurent, France Monument: Normandy, France

Extra information

Record ID number

MH:I33335

Unique identifier

561188F49D03C5D514494FC262BEB6D4

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Family with parents
father Parents Michael D Ghormley Georgia Savannah Howard	Jesse Hannibal Ghormley 1893–1936
mother Parents Samuel Jacobs Marium Abrams	Irene Jacobs 1898–
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himself	John Abraham 'Jack' Ghormley 1923–1944
younger brother Family Private Private	Private
younger sister Family Private	Private
elder sister Family Private	Private

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himself	John Abraham 'Jack' Ghormley 1923–1944
wife	Private
son	Private

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John Abraham 'Jack' Ghormley(1923–1944)
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