Armando R Orante
MilitaryKilled 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Platoon
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 2047th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
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
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Sources
American Battle Monuments Commission website, https://www.abmc.gov/
Fire Trucks At War, http://www.firetrucks-atwar.com/