David Leo Reidy Sr
MilitaryAssigned to 93TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Earned law degree at Georgetown university 1949. Worked for US Office of Naval Research 1951-1980.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 93rd Troop Carrier Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Smeatharpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Essex County, NJ, USA | 6 January 1918 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Dix, NJ, USA | 10 February 1942 | Fort Dix New Jersey |
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Other Paradrop Operation Albany |
Normandy, France | 6 June 1944 | Flew paratroopers of 1st batt'n, 506th PIR in 42-100842 as Serial 11, Chalk #43 on Op Albany, D-day. 6-Jun-44. |
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Other Glider tow Bastogne re-supply |
Bastogne, Belgium | 27 December 1944 | Flew 42-100842 as glider tow on re-supply to Bastogne 27-Dec-44. |
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Died |
Kane County, IL, USA | 28 April 2008 | |
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Based |
Upottery | Assigned to 93TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA |
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