John Pachmayer

ASN:36413448

John Pachmayer registered for the draft on October 16, 1940. Born April 18, 1919, he was from Ironwood, Michigan and employed by the Chicago North Western Railroad at the time of his registration.

When he enlisted in the US Army on December 7, 1942, at Marquette, Michigan, this twenty-one-year-old was 5’ 8”, 140 pounds with a light complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair.

Private Pachmayer became a member of the 319th Glider Field Artillery, B-Battery, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, December 30, 1942.

In late April 1943, he traveled with the 319th Glider Field Artillery to North Africa arriving in Casablanca on May 10, 1943.

Company Morning Reports

Company Morning Reports were produced every morning by the individual Army units to record personnel matters. As the name suggests, Company Morning Reports were reports produced every morning in Army units relating to personnel matters. The reports were usually written by the company clerk who signed off on them by the company commander. These reports detail on a daily basis who is present for duty, army personnel who are on leave, detached duty, in the hospital, those who have been promoted or disciplined and offer much more information. The following events were reported for John Pachmayer:

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STL Archive Records

John Pachmayer, 100, died January 15, 2020. God bless this hero.