Eugene H Duquette

Military

Captain Eugene H. Duquette was a pilot in the 55th Fighter Group / 338th Fighter Squadron.

Flying on P-51D Serial 44-14730 on 15 March 1945, the plane crashed for unknown reasons into Allied territory. Eugene Duquette had bailed out and was flown back to his unit at Wormingford. Eugene served in the 55th FG from 6 January 1945 until the end of the war in Europe, May 1945.

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Units served with

Aircraft

44-14730

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Da Quake

Places

Lieutenant-Colonel Elwyn G. Righetti of the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group stands beside his P-51 Mustang, "Katydid". Print signed 'Best of everything your big loud Elwyn', 1944-1945.

Wormingford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

End of War

Massachusetts, United States 10 December 1923

Enlisted

Springfield, Massachusetts, United States 25 November 1942 as a Private in the Air Corps

Died

Massachusetts, United States 17 November 1991

Promoted

Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States

Buried

Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida, United States

Revisions

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Sources

NARA WWII Enlistment Records
Social Security Death Index
www.station131.co.uk

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / WWW.55th.org roster