Clarence B LaPorte

Military
media-37834.jpeg UPL 37834 C B LaPorte

Reid LaPorte

Object Number - UPL 37834 - C B LaPorte

Flew 5 missions at the end of the war. One plane name was 'Belle Of the Woods'.



Air Medal w /Oak Leaf Cluster; EAME Campaign Ribbon with 2 bronze stars; Good Conduct Medal; Victory Medal; American Theater Campaign Ribbon

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95260) nicknamed "Lili Marlene" of the 66th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group flies in formation with two comrades. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 H & B-24 J OF 44th B.G. 66th Sqdn'

66th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New Orleans, Louisiana 23 October 1923

Died

17 February 1999

Buried

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Son Keith

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