42-106627 Germicide
Photographs are from Bocquin's personal belongings.
Information about aircraft was compiled from combat & strafing reports, as well as Bocquin's pilot's log.
Object Number - UPL 28200 - Bocquin posing with ground crew atop his preferred mount, "Germicide." From left to right: S/Sgt. Richard B. Shults, Lt. Victor E. Bocquin, S/Sgt....
Assigned to Lt. Victor E. Bocquin and shared by 2Lt. Leo H. Lamb who made the ultimate sacrifice for his country.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 361st Fighter Group 495th Fighter Training Group 376th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17099075 / O-814639
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot / Flight Commander
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 361st Fighter Group 376th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-824657
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Strafing |
Anklam a/d | 4 August 1944 | flown by Lt. Victor Bocquin. one JU-88 destroyed (ground) ; one JU-88 damaged (ground) |
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 27 September 1944 | Kasel Germany: 2Lt. Leo H. Lamb reported to have been rammed by FW-190, and KIA. MACR: 9243, Roll of Honor: burial place France. |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
MACR 9243 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
