Timeline
Illinois
1923
Birth- Jul 24, 1923
Pekin, Tazewell Co., Ill.
Birth
Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America
1939 - 1945World War II- Age: 20 years
Served For
United States of America
Army Branch
No branch assignment
Conflict Period
World War II
Source Of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Army Serial Number
36481544
Branch
Army
Army Component
Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Unit
392nd Bomber Squadron (H), 30th Bomb Group, 7th A.A.F.
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Served In
Army Air Force
Name
B-24 Bomber Combat Crew Gunner on board B-24J-100-CO #42-100405 “Tropical Trollop”
Theater
Central Pacific
Enlistment- Apr 12, 1943-Age: 20 years
Enlistment Term
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
Peoria Illinois
Marriage- Mar 6, 1943-Age: 20 years
Palmyra, Missouri.
Louetta Mae Fletcher
Death- Dec 28, 2005-Age: 82 years
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois (aged 82)
Death
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States of America
Burial
Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America
Other Facts
Level Of Education
Grammar school
Marital Status
Single, without dependents
Race Or Ethnicity
White
Residence
Tazewell County, Illinois
Full Name
John W Gensel Jr
Source Information
Source Film Reel Number
5.151
Source Box Number
1089