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Orlando Dominick LaNave

Military

media-48775.jpeg UPL 48775 SSGT Orlando D. LaNave
Gunner
416th BG - 671st BS - 9th AF

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Object Number - UPL 48775 - SSGT Orlando D. LaNave Gunner 416th BG - 671st BS - 9th AF

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Units served with

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'

416th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

671st Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Walter Woodrow Farmer

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (416th Bomb Group)
Service Numbers: O-21749
Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Role/Job: Pilot - Group Operations Officer

Meredith Joy Huff

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Pilot

Edward Julius Renth

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-26346
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

43-10135

Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
Nicknames: Irish
Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron

43-21767

Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
Unit: 416th Bomb Group

43-21961

Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
Unit: 416th Bomb Group

43-9181

Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
Nicknames: Daddy Land's Commando
Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron

43-9211

Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron

Places

B-26 Marauders of the 323rd Bomb Group line up for take off at Laon, France. B-26 (serial number 41-34955) nicknamed "Mission Belle" leads the line up. Image via George Spradling. Written on slide casing: 'B-26s Laon, France, Dec 1944.'

Laon/Athies

Site type: Airfield

Melun

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Melun, Alsace

Aerial photograph of Wethersfield airfield looking south the bomb dump is at the bottom of the airfield, the main runway runs horizontally, 16 January 1947. Photograph taken by No. 82 Squadron, sortie number RAF/CPE/UK/1922. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Wethersfield

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Bimghampton, New York	23 May 1920
	Utica, New York	1 July 1941	308 Pitcher Street Worked for Savage Arms Corp.
Enlisted	Utica, New York	22 December 1942
Other First 416th BG Combat Mission	Vacquerie, France	18 March 1944
Other Final 416th BG Combat Mission	Foret de Parrov, France	27 September 1944	Flew 70 combat missions
Died	New York, New York	27 December 1963
Buried	Johnson City, New York	30 December 1963	Calvary Cemetery Johnson City, Broome County, New York, USA

Revisions

Date29 Mar 2021 01:36:11

Contributor466thHistorian

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Sources

https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44028_02_0…
http://www.416th.com/missions/LoadingList.html
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2263418:2375?tid=&pid…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92105811/orlando-lanave

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