John Alison Pechuls (1912 - 1978)

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Biography

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John Alison Pechuls was born on April 4, 1912 in Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States, son of Karolis Pečulis (1877–1981) and Bronislava Dunovskus (1888–1943).^[1]

In 1920, John was living in New Haven Ward 12, New Haven, Connecticut. ^[1]

In 1930, John was living in Huntington Park, Los Angeles, California. ^[2]

He served as a Brigadier General in the United States Air Force. He was assigned a special mission overseas in May 1945 when he was named assistant chief of maintenance and chief air service command, Mediterranean Theater of Operations.

John died on November 14, 1978 in Universal City, Bexar, Texas, United States, aged 66.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1920; Census Place: New Haven Ward 12, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: T625_193; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 388.
2. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1930; Census Place: Huntington Park, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 171; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 1336; FHL microfilm: 2339906.
3. ↑ Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903-1982.
4. ↑ Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).
5. ↑ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Number: 004-40-0465; Issue State: Maine; Issue Date: 1956-1958.
6. ↑ Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007;). Online publication - Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration..

See also:

• Air Force Brigadier General, John A. Pechuls. https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/105983/brigadier-general-john-a-pechuls/
• http://klasen.us/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I400183716540&tree=klasen
• U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
• U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
• Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1908-1922 Vital Records; Roll Number: 43.
• U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).