Eugene H Duquette
MilitaryCaptain Eugene H. Duquette was a pilot in the 55th Fighter Group / 338th Fighter Squadron.
Flying on P-51D Serial 44-14730 on 15 March 1945, the plane crashed for unknown reasons into Allied territory. Eugene Duquette had bailed out and was flown back to his unit at Wormingford. Eugene served in the 55th FG from 6 January 1945 until the end of the war in Europe, May 1945.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Da Quake
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born End of War |
Massachusetts, United States | 10 December 1923 | |
Enlisted |
Springfield, Massachusetts, United States | 25 November 1942 | as a Private in the Air Corps |
Died |
Massachusetts, United States | 17 November 1991 | |
Promoted |
Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States | ||
Buried |
Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida, United States |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment Records
Social Security Death Index
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / WWW.55th.org roster