Armando R Orante

Military

Killed at Advance Landing Ground A-71, Chastres, France, when a B-26C, #42-107844, returning from an operational mission crashed at the East-West runway and immediately burst into flames

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 2047th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon

Events

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Enlisted

Phoenix, AZ, USA 7 January 1943

Died

9 December 1944 Killed at Advance Landing Ground A-71, Chastres, France, when a B-26C, #42-107844, returning from an operational mission crashed at the East-West runway and immediately burst into flames.

Buried

Plot A, Row 46, Grave 22
Maricopa County, AZ, USA

Born

Mexico

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Sources

American Battle Monuments Commission website: https://www.abmc.gov/
Fire Trucks At War: http://www.firetrucks-atwar.com/
Army Firefighting website: http://www.armyfirefighting.com
http://www.findagrave.com/

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American Battle Monuments Commission website: https://www.abmc.gov/

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American Battle Monuments Commission website, https://www.abmc.gov/
Fire Trucks At War, http://www.firetrucks-atwar.com/