Orlando Dominick LaNave
Military
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UPL 48775
SSGT Orlando D. LaNave
Gunner
416th BG - 671st BS - 9th AF
Gunner
416th BG - 671st 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 668th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (416th Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: O-21749
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot - Group Operations Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- 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
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Nicknames: Irish
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Nicknames: Daddy Land's Commando
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Melun, Alsace
- 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 |