Alyre Joseph Comeau

Military
Technical Sergeant Alyre J Comeau, a radio operator of the 95th Bomb Group with his B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97232 ) nicknamed "Sandy's Refueling Boys", August 1944. Image via Albert Keeler, 95th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'T/Sgt Comeau radio operator 412 BS.' media-387795.jpg FRE 5848 Technical Sergeant Alyre J Comeau, a radio operator of the 95th Bomb Group with his B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97232 ) nicknamed "Sandy's Refueling Boys", August 1944. Image via Albert Keeler, 95th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'T/Sgt Comeau radio operator 412 BS.' Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 5848 - Technical Sergeant Alyre J Comeau, a radio operator of the 95th Bomb Group with his B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97232 ) nicknamed "Sandy's...

Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions. ETD

Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

People

Lieutenant George J "Danny" Dancisin a pilot of the 95th Bomb Group with his B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97232 ) nicknamed "Sandy's Refueling Boys", August 1944. Image via Albert Keeler, 95th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '1/Lt Dancisin Pilot 412 BS.'

George Joseph Dancisin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12093815 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A bomber crew of the 95th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97232 ) nicknamed "Sandy's Refueling Boys", August 1944. Image via Albert Keeler, 95th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '"Full House" crew. Left to right: ' Morrison, Keeler, Langford, Sherwood, Dancisin. "Government Property" (roll of toilet paper) SANDY'S REFUELING BOYS.'

42-97232

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: G.I. Issue ; Sandy's Refueling Boys
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

42-97797

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Full House
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Madison, ME 6 March 1923 Son of Joseph A and Apolline H [Allain] Comeau.

Enlisted

Bangor, MN 28 December 1942 Bangor, Maine

Died

Madison, ME 19 July 2006

Buried

Saint Sebastian Cemetery Madison, Somerset County, ME 22 July 2006 Saint Sebastian Cemetery Madison, Somerset County, Maine

Based

Horham Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date13 May 2021 16:43:08
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to middlename, service number, biography, awards, events, person associations, unit associations and place associations
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/602513/alyre-j-comeau-social-security-deat…
https://www.fold3.com/record/85708891/alyre-j-comeau-wwii-army-enlistme…
https://95thbg.mmsw.eu/person/1258
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/alyre-comeau-obituary?pid=185368…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74881299/alyre-joseph-comeau

Date5 Mar 2016 00:43:28
ContributorFullHouse
ChangesChanges to nickname
Sources

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Date28 Jul 2015 15:08:33
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ChangesChanges to aircraft associations
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Associated Aircraft using information attributed to associated photograph.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:03:38
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php

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