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North
High School Wall of Honor
Jack Lavere Bohner
Class of January, 1940
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Research done by Claradell Shedd, class of 1953. PAGE IN PROGRESS |
| Jack Lavere Bohner |
| Jack was a member of the North
High's class of January, 1940. His next of kin was listed as Mrs. Gladys
Bohner, 837 17th Street, Des Moines, IA. His service number was 3213909. |
| Jack Lavere Bohner |
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| Year |
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Rank |
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Status |
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| January,
1940 |
x |
x |
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Graduated from North High,
Des Moines, IA |
| February 19, 1940 |
x |
US Navy |
x |
Enlisted at U.S. Navy Recruiting
Station, Des Moines, IA. |
| February
20, 1940 |
x |
US Navy/
Apprentice Seaman |
x |
Boot camp in Great Lakes,
Chicago, IL |
January 23, 1941-
June 18, 1941 |
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US Navy |
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US Naval Air Station, Seattle, WA |
June 18, 1941-
Sept 2, 1942 |
x |
US Navy |
x |
Fleet Air Detachment Naval Air Station;
San Diego, CA |
| date |
x |
US Navy |
x |
Alameda Naval Air Station, CA |
| February 14, 1942 |
x |
Family |
x |
Married Hazel "Jean" Sewell
at Reno, Nevada. Divorced 02/01/89. |
| date |
x |
stationed |
x |
VP-44, Seattle, WA. Radio school. |
| June 4-7, 1942 |
x |
US Navy |
x |
Participated in Battle of Midway.
Served as crew member on a PBY-5A Cataline Parol Squadron, rescuing
Ensign George Gay, sole survivor of Torpedo Squardon 8 off of
the aircraft carrier Yorktown. The Yorktown was sunk by a Japanese
submarine on June 7, 1942. http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq81-8c.htm |
Sept., 1943-
Nov., 1946? |
x |
US Navy/Ensign |
x |
Flight training at Natchitoches,
LA (Northwestern State University of Louisiana). It was called
a War Training Service (WTS) school operated by the Civil Aviation
Authority. |
| date |
x |
US Navy |
x |
Pacific Theater. Flew PBY-5A seaplane.
(Patrol Squadron 44?) |
August
15, 1949-
July 24, 1951 |
x |
US Navy |
x |
Naval Air Station, Corpus
Christi, TX |
| Abt 1970 |
x |
US Navy |
x |
30-1/2 years in Navy.
Jack served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. |
| August 31, 1970 |
x |
US Navy/
Commander |
x |
Discharged. Discharged where? |
| September, 1970 |
x |
Schooling |
x |
University of West Florida; Bachelor
of Arts in Elementary Education |
| Retired |
x |
Retired |
x |
Volunteer work in Pensacola, FL |
| July 11, 2008 |
x |
Deceased |
x |
Interred at Barrancas National Cemetery,
Naval Air Station, 1 Cemetery Road, Pensacola, FL 32508. Section
A-16; Row B, Site 6.Grave locator: http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGLMap?ID=7889851 |
| July 21, 2008 |
x |
Burial |
x |
Barrancas National Cemetery, as above |
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| Jack
Lavere Bohner |
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Jack L. Bohner, CDR, USN (Ret.),
was born on November 15, 1921 in Des Moines, IA. He enlisted
in the Navy on February 19, 1940 as an apprentice seaman and
attended boot camp in Chicago, IL. His first tour of duty was
VP-44 in Seattle, WA when he also attended Radio School. He
was selected for and ordered to flight training in Natchitoches,
LA in September of 1943, which he completed in April of 1946
as an aviation pilot 1/C.
His career over a period of 30-1/2 years earned him the Air
Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, National
Defense Service Medal, WWI Victory Medal, and the Asiatic-Pacific
Campaign Medal.
He retired in September 1970 at which time he returned to college
and received his bachelor of arts in Elementary Education. He
currently does volunteer work in Pensalcola, FL.
June 7, 1942: Jack Bohner was aboard the Navy seaplane that
rescued George Gay, the sole survivor of Torpedo 8 in the Battle
of Midway. http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq81-8c.htm
Navy Archives (on-ship photo archive):
http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/03/0316.htm
I need the information of on which vessels Jack served so
that I can place the appropriate photos below of those ships.
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| PBY-5A
Catalina; circa 1943 |
Below:
PBY-5A Aircraft flown in Pacific Theater |
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Seaman Jack Lavere
Bohner
05/17/40; Seattle, King, WA |
Leave in Des Moines
1941; Des Moines, Polk, IA |
1946: Medal recipient |
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| WWII Memorial,
Washington, D.C. |
2006 |
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Jack
Lavere Bohner
Commander/O5
Patrol Squadron VP-44
United States Navy |
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Air Medal, Good Conduct, American
Defense Service,
National Defense Service, WWII Victory, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
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| Deceased:
July 11, 2008; Pensacola, FL |
| Music:
"Anchors Aweigh" by the U.S. Navy Band |
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