321stBG, 447th BS, S/Sgt John Lenahan, ENGINEERING; B-25 Mirchells in the MTO; 1944

WAR-Dairy; Monday, 11 September 1944 (Sgt Lenahan arrived)

447th BS War Diary: The following enlisted men are assigned to this squadron per orders from 57th Wing: Sgt. Leonard P. Burlowski; Sgt. John F. Lenahan ; Cpl. Floyd B. Bennett; Cpl. Ferrer Piazza; Cpl Lewis O. Stone; Cpl. Robert L. Miller; Cpl. Warren J. DeRuyter; Cpl. Eugene J. Siedlecki; Cpl. John T. Williams; Pvt. Curtis A. Freeman; Pvt. James E. Sommers; Pvt. John M. McMinn; Pvt. Louis S. Ciranny. Today’s training consisted of local transition.

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 35315677 ; NAME; LENAHAN JOHN F; RESIDENCE: STATE OHIO
RESIDENCE: COUNTY CUYAHOGA ; PLACE OF ENLISTMENT CLEVELAND OHIO
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 23 July, 1942 GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private; NATIVITY; OHIO YEAR OF BIRTH 1919 RACE AND CITIZENSHIP White, citizen EDUCATION 2 2 years of high school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 678 Semiskilled machine shop and related occupations, n.e.c.
MARITAL STATUS 2 Married

John's FAMILY:

Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
Name: John F Lenahan
Birth Date: 1919
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence City: Parma Heights
Residence County: Cuyahoga
Residence State: Ohio
Residence Country: United States
Death Date: 21 Jul 1978
Hospital of Death: St Vincent Charity Hospital
City of Death: Cleveland
County of Death: Cuyahoga
Certificate: 048651
Age at Death: 59
Certifier: Physician
Marital Status: Married

Census Tract: 1781

Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973
Name: John Lenahan
Marriage Date: 28 Jun 1941
Form Type: Marriage
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1919
Father's Name: Philip Lenahan
Mother's Name: Sarah Riley
Spouse's Name: Ida M Howell
Spouse's Age: 19
Spouse's Birth Year: abt 1922
Spouse Father's Name: Philip Lenahan

Spouse Mother's Name: Pearl Etchell

1930 Census/Cleveland/Cuyahoga Co./Ohio/Roll: 1778/ED-485/Page: 16B
Household Members: Name Age
Phillip Lenahan/Head/45
Sarah Lenahan/Wife/49
Margaret Lenahan/Daughter/15
Bridget Lenahan/Daughter/13
John Lenahan/Son/11
Mary Lenahan/Daughter/11
Julia Lenahan/Daughter/8
Sabina Lenahan/Daughter/6

Barbi Ennis Connolly, 321st Bomb Group Historian PRINCESSBARBI_B25@msn.com

321st BG History TEAM; John T Fitzgerald, Patti Johnson and Barbi Connolly.