Lance Albin Pousette
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 44425 - Stele in Cousolre, France to the memory of three USAAF fighter pilots killed in action on 7 January 1944. Translation : “To the memory of American...
Lance Pousette was Pilot of P-47D #42-74678 shot down by Flak and fighters on return from the 7 January 1944 escort mission to Ludwigshafen, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA). Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 2004.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 358th Fighter Group 367th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 7 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Cooperstown, North Dakota | 1 March 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
21 January 1942 | New York City, New York | |
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Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
Cousolre, 13km SE of Maubeuge, France | 7 January 1944 | in the crash of P-47#42-74678 |
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Buried |
9 January 1944 | at the Cimetière du Centre, Maubeuge, France | |
| Stanfordville, Dutchess County, New York | |||
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Buried |
after the war, his remains were brought back to the USA. Lance Pousette rests at the Union Cemetery in Hannaford, South Dakota |
Revisions
MACR 2004
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
Headstone Applications
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2004 / MACR 2004, 8th AF Losses, WWII Memorial / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
