Joseph John Lackovich

Military
media-49014.jpeg UPL 49014 1LT Joseph John Lackovich (rear)
1LT Robert Basnett (front)
416th BG - 671st BS - 9th AF

Object Number - UPL 49014 - 1LT Joseph John Lackovich (rear) 1LT Robert Basnett (front) 416th BG - 671st 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 Headquarters (416th Bomb Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-22629
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot - Deputy Grp Commander - Group Commander
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier/Navigator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
  • Nicknames: Baby Alan
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
  • Nicknames: Disagreable 4
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
  • Nicknames: Jiggs
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
  • Nicknames: Dinah Might
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Melun, Alsace

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ironwood, Michigan 23 February 1919
Ironwood, Michigan 16 October 1940 211 Bundy Street

Enlisted

Fort Sheridan, Illinois 10 February 1942

Other

First 416th BG Combat Mission

Giberville, France 18 July 1944

Other

Final 416th BG Combat Mission

Tuningen, Germany 17 April 1945 Flew a 65 mission combat tour

Died

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 26 September 2004

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