Orice Dean Settles
Military
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UPL 32096
"Capt Settles of the 390th Bomb Group, wearing Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal, 4-Jun-44, England."
Crew Number 58. Assigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x missions ( 12 x missions aboard 42-31728 "Sweetheart of Pas de Calais").
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Healy, Lane County, KS, USA | 25 January 1919 | |
Enlisted |
Fort Riley, KS 66442, USA | 29 May 1942 | Fort Riley, Kansas |
Based |
Framlingham | 5 December 1943 - 10 June 1944 | Assigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Died |
Colorado Springs, CO, USA | 30 August 1990 | |
Buried |
4400 W Kenyon Ave, Denver, CO 80236, USA | Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, CO. | |
Enlisted |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Settles%2C+Orice+D