Vincent Frank Fair

Military
media-49005.jpeg UPL 49005 SGT Vincent F. Fair
Gunner
416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF

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Object Number - UPL 49005 - SGT Vincent F. Fair Gunner 416th BG - 669th 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.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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
  • Known as: Melun, Alsace

Events

Event Location Date Description

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

Oakmont, PA 5 January 2019 St. Irenaeus Catholic Church Cemetery Oakmont, Pennsylvania, USA
Verona, PA 444 South Avenue

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