Alfred Raymond Bouley
MilitaryBouley worked for Pratt and Whitney before enlisting in February 1942
On an armed reconnaissance flight over Le Mans on 15 June 1944 Bouley's flight of P-47 Thunderbolts was bounced by FW 190 fighters. Members of his flight reported that they had last heard from Bouley when he had radioed to say he was loosing pressure, and had made an emergency landing in Grandcamp, France.
Bouley was captured and taken Prisoner of War, he was returned to Allied Control at Rennes Military Hospital.
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![Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck of the 365th Fighter Group wearing a flying helmet with devil horns in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Screamin' Weemie". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'AMERICAN FLYER WEARS "DEVIL'S HELMET" Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck, 27, commander of a Ninth US Air Force fighter group, waves for contact after donning his "devil's helmet" for a mission against the Nazis. The flyer calls his plane "Screaming' Weemie". Keys](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456675.jpg.webp?itok=5tRnsRWh)
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- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
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- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New Hampshire | 21 June 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
New Hampshire | 16 February 1942 | |
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Other Crashed |
Grandcamp, France | 15 June 1944 | |
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Died |
Windham, Greene, New York | 13 October 2005 | |
| Hudson, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA | |||
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Buried |
Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Ashland, Greene County, New York, USA |
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MACR NB: The serial number of Bouley's aircraft is wrongly given as 42-7547, which is the S/N for a B-24 Liberator.