Lyndon Francis Lakeman

Military
media-43865.jpeg UPL 43865 This is an unidentified crew, but is believed to possibly be the first crew assembled under Lt. Lakeman (708) when he went from Co-Pilot to Pilot. 447th Bomb Group collection

447 Loading lists

Object Number - UPL 43865 - This is an unidentified crew, but is believed to possibly be the first crew assembled under Lt. Lakeman (708) when he went from Co-Pilot to Pilot.

Assigned to 447BG, 8AF USAAF. Dale Hanks crew. 35 x missions on B-17's. ETD. Assigned to 654BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. Flying de Havilland Mosquito's.





Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.



Post war: Re-enlisted USAF, seving in Korea, Vietnam conflicts rising to Lt Colonel.

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Units served with

A B-26 Marauder of the 654th Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group, parked on a runway. Handwritten on reverse: '654 BS.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Reconnaissance
The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-765619
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Bombardier, navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13085639 / O-55306
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: Mosquito
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Goffstown, NH 1 May 1921 Parents: Harold Percy and Edna Mabel [Bucklin] Lakeman.

Enlisted

16 September 1942 Manchester, New Hampshire

Enlisted

2 June 1951 Enlisted USAF

Other

Discharged USAF

30 September 1972 Honourable discharge.

Died

North Augusta, SC 16 January 1996

Buried

Bourne, Mass 20 January 1996 Massachusetts National Cemetery Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Other

Discharged USAAF

Honourable discharge.

Other

Pilot training

Dorr Field, FL Flight training Basic. Dorr Field, FL.

Other

Pilot training

Gunter Field, AL Flight training Primary. Gunter Field, AL.

Other

Pilot training

George Field, FL Flight training Advanced. George Field, FL. Commissioned 2nd Lt.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster as of 01 August 1945

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