Bernard J Boucher
MilitaryScheduled mission bluestocking weather mission over Germany. de Havilland DH98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI NS752 - Take Off 14:48 hrs crashed after take off from its base Buckley AAF Station 336. 25-Mar-45. Returned to Duty (RTD)
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME..
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32023027 / O-701367
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Mosquito
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Essex County, MA | 12 May 1919 | |
Enlisted |
Salem, MA | 16 January 1941 | Salem, Massachusetts |
Other Survived crash landing |
Buckley, Flintshire, Wales | 25 March 1945 | Survived crash landing of Mosquito NS752, Buckley AAF Station 336. RTD |
Died |
Lynn, MA | 13 October 1986 | |
Buried |
Saint Jean de Baptiste Cemetery, Lynn, Essex County, MA | 16 October 1986 | Saint Jean de Baptiste Cemetery Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts |
Based |
Watton | Assigned to 653BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. |