Fred Lester Adair

Military
media-49707.jpeg UPL 49707 SSGT Fred Lester Adair
Gunner
416th BG - 668th BS - 9th AF

Object Number - UPL 49707 - SSGT Fred Lester Adair Gunner 416th BG - 668th 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 668th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-411681
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot - Squadron Operations Officer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-747755
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron 670th Bomb Squadron 2911th Bomb Squadron (Provisional)
  • Service Numbers: O-661726
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron 2911th Bomb Squadron (Provisional)
  • Service Numbers: O-885998
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Nicknames: La France Libre, Miss Laid
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron

Places

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Rushville, Missouri 10 December 1913
Rushville, Missouri 16 October 1940

Other

First 416th BG Combat Mission

Poix Airfield, France 3 March 1944

Other

Final 416th BG Combat Mission

Duren, Germany 3 October 1944 Completed a 65 mission combat tour

Died

Atchison, Kansas 23 October 1983

Buried

Rushville, Missouri 26 October 1983 Sugar Creek Cemetery Rushville, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA PLOT Sec C, Lot 108, Grave 6

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