Earl Tappen Lafuze
Military
pic from Class book for basic pilot class 43-K at Waco Army Air Field, Texas
Object Number - UPL 53468 - Earl Tappen Lafuze (1918 - 2000) 305th pilot pic from Class book for basic pilot class 43-K at Waco Army Air Field, Texas
Assigned to 365BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. 47 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Union County, IN | 8 January 1918 | Son of Emmett and Laura Magdalene [Tappen] Lafuze. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
20 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
6 August 2000 | ||
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Buried |
Elkhorn Cemetery Richmond, Wayne County, IN | 9 August 2000 | Elkhorn Cemetery Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana |
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Enlisted |
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Based |
Chelveston | Assigned to 365BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Sources
305th Bomb Group Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
