Joseph Matthew DeRouin

Military

Joseph DeRouin was Left Waist hunner on board of B-17 #42-5899 'Sioux City Queen', shot down 5 January 1944.

"Lt. Kempton in a/c 42-5899 "Sioux City Queen", left the formation with one engine feathered and was attacked by figthers. The tail was shot up by the fighters and the crew bailed out. As many as seven parachutes were seen. "

A/C received heavy damage and crashed near Cartujac, France. Prisoner of War (POW)

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Paul Edwin Davis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-680188
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Raymond S Evtuch

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16126416
  • Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner / Ball Turret Gunner

Norman Pershing Kempton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-799790
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

William Robertson LaForce

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-744281
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Louis Joseph Mostardi

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33326120
  • Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

42-5899

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sioux City Queen
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

5 January 1944

Born

Throp, Wisconsin

Revisions

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Sources

MACR 3118

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3118, 8th AF Losses