Docite Nadeau
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Article written by SSgt Nadeau's sister, uploaded by their grand-niece
Object Number - UPL 37530
Shot down 22 December 1943 in B-17 #42-39778 'Lucky Ball. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
One of thirteen children, graduated high school second in his class and enrolled at the University of Maine in Bangor. He planned to take a job as a junior engineer with the Dept of Agriculture and settle down with his fiancée before he was drafted.
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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
- Nicknames: Lucky Ball
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Fort Keat Mills, Maine, USA | 10 October 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Bangor, ME, USA | 10 September 1942 | Draft |
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Died |
22 December 1943 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
English Channel | 22 December 1943 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Newspaper clippings/family history
Information updated by grand-niece
Information obtained by SSgt's great niece through newspaper clippings and oral family history.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1717 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
