Norman Milton Lear

Military

Writer & Producer of TV show: All in the Family, Sanford & Son, Maude, Good Times, The Jeffersons, and many others.

Norman flew 52 combat missions and was awarded the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters. He was discharged from the Army in 1945.

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Units served with

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-5287) of the 463rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight with open bomb bay doors. Handwritten caption on reverse: '463 BG Gills.'

463rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-5287) of the 463rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight with open bomb bay doors. Handwritten caption on reverse: '463 BG Gills.'

Celone

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Foggia Satellite #1, San Nicola-d'Arpi

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

27 July 1922

Died

5 December 2023

Revisions

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Added Rank per info on Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Lear

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Added an Association to “Celone”, the home base of the 463rd BG.

Added the Awards listed in the "Summary biography".

 

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Added Died event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 262056362. 

Added info to "Summary Biography".

SOURCE:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/262056362/norman-lear

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Added per info on Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Lear