Arthur K. Ladd
Major Arthur K. Ladd, service number O-10097, was an officer and pilot in the United States Army Air Corps who died in a plane crash in South Carolina in 1935. He is the namesake of Ladd Army Airfield, formerly Fairbanks Air Base, Alaska, named in his honour on 1 December 1939.
Arthur K. Ladd | |
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| Born | November 1, 1890 Texas |
| Died | December 13, 1935 (aged 45) Dale, South Carolina |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ | United States Army Air Corps United States Army Air Service Field Artillery Branch (United States) |
| Years of service | 1917–1935 |
| Rank | Major |
| Commands held | 17th Squadron (Pursuit) |
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