Anthony E Ladas

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-40345.jpeg UPL 40345 1st Lt Anthony E. Ladas in the cockpit of P-51B 42-106737, 382FS, 363FG, 9AF.

USAAF Photo.

Object Number - UPL 40345 - 1st Lt Anthony E. Ladas in the cockpit of P-51B 42-106737, 382FS, 363FG, 9AF.

Assigned to 382FS, 363FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) penetration escort Frankfurt head-on mid air collision with P-47 42-26016. A/C destroyed pilot 2Lt Anthony E Ladas Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5138.



Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Virginia
  • Unit: 363rd Fighter Group 382nd Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 354th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Group 355th Fighter Squadron 382nd Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Chicago, IL, USA 15 September 1941

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

West of Gardelegen, Germany 28 May 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) penetration escort Frankfurt head-on mid air collision with P-47 42-26016. A/C destroyed pilot 2Lt Anthony E Ladas KIA. MACR 5138.

Based

Staplehurst 28 May 1944 Assigned to 382FS, 363FG, 9AF USAAF.

Born

Cook County, IL, USA Ernest and Adell Ladas.

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz, Liege, Belgium Plot A Row 32 Grave 43

Revisions

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Added a connection to A/C #42-26016 listed in the "Summary biography".

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9th Air Force Roll of Honor (IWM in liaison with Ninth Air Force veterans and group associations, American Battle Monuments Commission, and Buddies of the Ninth Association) / Miller and Marinelli histories

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