Noel Ferdinand LaMarche
MilitaryOn mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944, B-17G 42-31436 collided with another B-17 (41-31151 of 96th BG/337th BS) and crashed near Monthermé, France. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-732504
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-186678
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-682184
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13084328
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36352676
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 29 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Massachusetts, United States | 4 August 1913 | |
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Enlisted |
Hartford, Connecticut, United States | 28 July 1942 | |
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Other POW - Prisoner of War |
Tychowo, Poland | 29 January 1944 - 21 June 1945 | NARA WW II POW database : "Stalag Luft 4 Gross Tychow / Tychowo, Poland. Returned to Allied military control 21/6/45". |
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Died |
Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States | ||
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Buried |
Saint Marys Cemetery, Northampton, MA, USA |
Revisions
Merged detiails from duplicate record to include information from :
MACR 2378 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.
Additional details from :
http://www.findagrave.com
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
MACR 2378
Research on biographies of crew
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2378, 8th AF Losses; Snetterton Heath pg 90 and 98