Orlando Contreras Loera
Military
Bombardier/Navigator
340th BG - 487th BS - 12th AF
Object Number - UPL 55938 - Orlando Contreras Loera Bombardier/Navigator 340th BG - 487th BS - 12th AF
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Comiso Airport
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Miami, Arizona | 7 August 1919 | |
| Mesa, Arizona | 16 October 1940 | 219 West 2nd Street Student at Arizona State University | |
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Enlisted |
Phoenix, Arizona | 22 June 1942 | |
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Died |
Catania Airfield, Italy | 9 September 1943 | On September 9, 1943, the 487th BS was given an assignment to bomb Avellino in a night attack, so takeoff was started at 0230. Lt. Loera's plane was the first to take off. It did not clear the trees at the end of the runway and crashed. The co-pilot was thrown clear of the crash and walked away, but the rest of the crew were killed, even though the bomb load did not explode. |
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Buried |
Tucson, Arizona | Evergreen Memorial Park Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA PLOT Block 4 |
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