Vincent Frank Fair
Military
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UPL 49005
SGT Vincent F. Fair
Gunner
416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF
Gunner
416th BG - 669th BS - 9th 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
- Nicknames: Maryland Mary
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
- Nicknames: Doris Lee
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Nicknames: Daddy Land's Commando
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Melun, Alsace
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Harmarville, PA | 24 January 1925 | |
Harmarville, PA | 26 January 1943 | 128 Guys Run Road | |
Enlisted |
Fort Meade, MD | 13 March 1943 | |
Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
Foret Domaniale de Haye, France | 10 September 1944 | |
Other Final 416th BG Combat Mission |
Ebrach, Germany | 28 March 1945 | |
Died |
Oakmont, PA | 30 December 2018 | Vincent "Vinnie" F. (Ferraro) Fair, 93, died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018. Vinnie is survived by daughter, Linda (Dennis) Mullen; grandchildren, Natalie (Anthony) Brankin, Ryan (Lindsey) Mullen, and Shawn Mullen; and great-grandchildren, Patrick, Thomas, and Mary Brankin. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jeanne (Chambosse); and sister, Kathleen Mills. Vinnie was born Jan. 24, 1925, in Harmarville to the late Salvatore "Sam" and Mary (Tarasi) Ferraro. While serving as a gunner in the 9th Army Air Force during World War II , he met his bride in France. He bartended for 25 years at Hotel Androsky and owned Vinnie's Bar in Oakmont for over 15 years |
Buried/ Commemorated |
Oakmont, PA | 5 January 2019 | St. Irenaeus Catholic Church Cemetery Oakmont, Pennsylvania, USA |
Verona, PA | 444 South Avenue |
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