Frank E Doucette
Military ROLL OF HONOURJoined Dutch Resistance after crash 9 August 1944. Killed in skirmish with German soldiers 19 September 1944.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other evaded |
Eindhoven, Netherlands | 9 August 1944 - 19 September 1944 | From J. A. Hey: Lt. Bradshaw and Sgt Doucette were picked up by members of the Dutch Resistance and went in hiding in the woods near Lierop where they were actively engaged in sabotage operations, capture of German soldiers, etc. |
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Died |
Lierop, Netherlands | 19 September 1944 | On the morning of 19th September German troops were in full retreat when the Allied ground moved north and Sgt Doucett with three Dutch Resistance men jplanned to create havoc amog Germans. The went to a strategic spot in the woods but were surprised by some German soldiers. In the skirmish Sgt. Doucette was killie outright by rifle bullets in his head and stomach. |
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Born |
Tipton, Georgia, USA |
Revisions
Contributorkeatinglyn
Changes
Sources
"Missing Planes of the 452nd Bomb Group" compiled by Edward Hinrichs, page 100
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
1999 Unit Roster, MACR 7388 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7388 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database