Prior to World War II, Landa worked as a draftsman. Staff Sargeant, United States Army, Corps of Engineers, 1942-1946; Landa enlisted on 11/25/1942. Associate, Kistner, Wright and Wright, Architects, Los Angeles, CA, 1948-c. 1970;

Landa joined the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Pasadena Chapter, in 1960.

In 1942, Landa reported having had four years of high school work. Coursework, University of Wisconsin Extension, 1946; coursework, University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA), Extension, Westwood, Los Angeles, CA, 1948;

In 1920, Landa lived with his parents, four brothers and sister and two lodgers in a rented house at 4455 1/2 East 1st Street in Los Angeles. Landa lived for a long time in Arcadia, CA; in 1970, he resided at 147 Altern Street, Arcadia. Landa died there in 2001.

His father was Pedro Landa, (born c. 1890 in Mexico), who entered the US in 1906. His mother, Henrietta (born c. 1895 in Mexico) came to the US in the same year. In 1920, Pedro worked as a furniture repair man at a Los Angeles factory. Two lodgers living with them probably worked at the same factory. Henrietta raised the family's five children: Rosie (born c. 1912 in CA), Rudolph, Ernest (born c. 12/1916 in CA), Richard (born c. 11/1917 in CA) and Albert (born c. 03/1919 in CA).

SSN: 562-12-0882; in 1942, Landa stood 70 inches tall and weighed 156 pounds. Before joining the US Army in 11/1942, Landa took a trip to the South Pacific. He traveled aboard the S.S. Lurline from Pago Pago, American Samoa, to San Diego, CA, between 09/17/1942-09/26/1942.

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