Theodore John Langan
MilitaryFlew with the Air Sea Rescue Squadron. Co pilot of plane that was sent to rescue downed pilot in North Sea, March 30, 1945. Plane landed in the water, was shot by Germans and sank. In rafts for 5 days before being rescued.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Division
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York | 28 June 1923 | |
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Died |
8 October 1976 | ||
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Buried |
Locust Hill Cemetery, 168 North Sussex Street, Dover, NJ 07801, USA | 13 October 1976 | Locust Hill Cemetery, Dover, Morris, New Jersey, USA |
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Enlisted |
College of the Holy Cross, 1 College Street, Worcester, MA 01610, USA | Was attending The College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / family, news articles, documents and photos