World War II (WWII)
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Ramsey
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Air Force
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
788th Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade:
129th Infantry Regiment
Circumstances:
Killed in action. Lt. Landis was the Navigator on Lt. James Roden's B-24 crew. He was killed when their aircraft was shot down while returning from a mission over Hamm, Germany. German fighters had followed the group of 28 aircraft back to England and, as they made their approach for a night landing, shot down two aircraft killing 17 crew members and one airman on the ground.
Biography:
Buried at Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial. Received Purple Heart award, the European, African, Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal.