Larry Jesus Cano

Military
media-30126.jpeg UPL 30126 1st Lt Larry J Cano 435FS, 479FG, 8AF.

Object Number - UPL 30126 - 1st Lt Larry J Cano 435FS, 479FG, 8AF.

Assigned to 435FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF. End of War.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medal.



Post war: Rejoined USAF to serve in the Korean War. Founded the restaurant chain El Torito in 1954. By the time he sold the chain in 1978 to W R. Grace & Co, he had opened 22 restaurants, mostly on the West Coast. Remained as president until his retirement in 1988, by which time nearly 200 El Toritos had opened.

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Units served with

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Los Angeles County, CA, USA 2 February 1924

Enlisted

Los Angeles, CA, USA 14 December 1942 Los Angeles, California

Other

Crashed

Globe, AZ, USA 8 January 1944 Forced Landing out of Fuel 3 Miles Nth Globe, AZ Cat 5 Lt Larry J Cano, 8-Jan-44. AT-6A 41-16032 - 533TEFTS AAFWFTC

Based

Wattisham 23 September 1944 Assigned to 435FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

11 Roman Rd, Ipswich IP7 7RA, UK 29 December 1944 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

Crashed

Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, AZ, USA 13 July 1948 Landing Accident due to Mech Failure Fort Huachuca, AZ Cat 3 damage Lt Larry J Cano, 13-Jul-48. P-51D 45-22348 - 195FS

Died

Corona del Mar, CA 17 December 2014

Buried

Pacific View Memorial Park Corona del Mar, Orange County, CA 21 December 2014 Pacific View Memorial Park Corona del Mar, Orange County, California

Other

End of War

England, UK

Other

Pilot training

Williams Airport, Williams, CA 95987, USA Flight training Advanced Class 43 Williams Field, CA.

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Brought in sources from duplicate record: Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in THE 479th FIGHTER GROUP Ref D790.G479

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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