Lyndon Francis Lakeman
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Assigned to 447BG, 8AF USAAF. Dale Hanks crew. 35 x missions on B-17's. ETD. Assigned to 654BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. Flying de Havilland Mosquito's.
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Re-enlisted USAF, seving in Korea, Vietnam conflicts rising to Lt Colonel.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-765619
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Bombardier / Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13085639 / O-55306
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Mosquito
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Goffstown, NH | 1 May 1921 | Parents: Harold Percy and Edna Mabel [Bucklin] Lakeman. |
Enlisted |
16 September 1942 | Manchester, New Hampshire | |
Enlisted |
2 June 1951 | Enlisted USAF | |
Other Discharged USAF |
30 September 1972 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
North Augusta, SC | 16 January 1996 | |
Buried |
Bourne, Mass | 20 January 1996 | Massachusetts National Cemetery Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts |
Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. | ||
Other Pilot training |
Dorr Field, FL | Flight training Basic. Dorr Field, FL. | |
Other Pilot training |
Gunter Field, AL | Flight training Primary. Gunter Field, AL. | |
Other Pilot training |
George Field, FL | Flight training Advanced. George Field, FL. Commissioned 2nd Lt. |
Revisions
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http://www.447bg.com/Lakeman.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/897189/lyndon-f-lakeman
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster as of 01 August 1945