Randall E Ladd

Military

Assigned to 93TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-100844

  • Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
  • Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 93rd Troop Carrier Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Upottery airfield looking west, the main runway runs vertically, barrack sites are to the bottom right of the airfield, 15 March 1944. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/CT/91/541. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Upottery

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Smeatharpe

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New Haven County, Connecticut, USA 15 April 1917 Son of William Theodore and Margaret H Ladd.

Enlisted

Hartford, Connecticut, USA 2 May 1942

Other

Paradrop Operation Albany

Normandy, France 6 June 1944 Flew 42-100840 as chalk #61, serial 12 with paratroops of 2nd Btn 506th PIR on Operation Albany 6-Jun-44.

Other

Glider tow Bastogne re-supply

Bastogne, Belgium 27 December 1944 Flew 42-100840 as glider tow on re-supply to Bastogne 27-Dec-44.

Other

Honourable discharge

United States 3 November 1945 Discharged 3-Nov-45.

Died

New Haven County, Connecticut, USA 10 October 1948
Connecticut, USA

Based

Upottery Assigned to 93TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF.

Buried

New Haven, Connecticut, USA Beaverdale Memorial Park New Haven New Haven County Connecticut, USA

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