Orlando Julio Sanchez

Military
Orlando Sanchez UPL 70322 UPL 70322 S/Sgt Orlando J Sanchez

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Object Number - UPL 70322 - S/Sgt Orlando J Sanchez

Assigned to 753BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. Tooman crew. 50+ x missions. Transferred to 388th BG 11-Aug-44. ETD

 

Awards:  AM (3OLC), EAME (4BS), WWII Victory.

 

Post War: He was inspired to become a Chiropractor after being healed from a wartime injury. He attended Texas Chiropractic College in San Antonio, Texas where he graduated in 1947.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'

458th Bomb Group

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

People

Wilfred Tooman

Wilfred Ferguson Tooman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 753rd Bomb Squadron 458th Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39157878 / O-745764
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Robert Dix

42-100431

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Bomb-Ah-Dear
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40283) nicknamed "Lassie Come Home" of the 458th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '44-40283- Lassie Come Home- Tracy Pilot.'

44-40283

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lassie Come Home
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

24 December 0009 DiedCorpus Christi, Texas

Born

15 June 1921 BornGuerrero Tamps, Mexico

Enlisted

26 October 1942 EnlistedSan Antonio, Texas

Buried

27 January 2009 InterredRose Hill Memorial Park, Texas

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https://458bg.com/combat-crews/tooman/

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https://www.fold3.com/image/626226466

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https://www.fold3.com/record/84880555/orlando-j-sanchez-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946

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https://catalog.archives.gov/id/143826478?objectPage=6

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.458bg.com/crew22tooman.htm

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Page 396 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45)

Orlando Julio Sanchez: Gallery (2 items)

Orlando Sanchez

Object number: UPL 70322 - S/Sgt Orlando J Sanchez

Orlando Sanchez

Object number: UPL 70327 - S/Sgt Orlando J .Sanchez