Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, 1900 - 2003. Official Military Personnel Files, 1947 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File for John R. Kane.

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, 1900 - 2003. Official Military Personnel Files, 1947 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File for John R. Kane.

1930-1968

This Official Military Personnel File includes records from the following folders: Service Documents (September 1930 - December 1963); Medical Records (June 1931 - May 1956); Correspondence (August 1936 - December 1968); Awards, Decorations, & Commendations (January 1942 - December 1952); Efficiency/Fitness Reports (October 1932 - May 1954); Photographs & Negatives (April 1953).

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eng, Latn

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SNAC Resource ID: 11652732

National Archives at St. Louis

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Kane, John R. (John Riley), 1907-1996

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John Riley Kane (January 5, 1907 – May 29, 1996) was a colonel in the United States Army Air Forces and later the United States Air Force who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, in World War II. During World War II, he commanded the 98th Bombardment Group, a B-24 Liberator unit, and conducted bombing missions in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for leading the 98th in Operation Tidal Wave, a low-altitude attack on oil refiner...