Lawrence Hector Bouchard
Military
Object Number - UPL 38511 - Lt. Lawrence H. Bouchard, of Ogdensburg, NY, served with the 369th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group, from April 1943 through 14 August 1944...
Assigned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to HQ Sqn, VIII Fighter Command. Completed 300hrs combat and returned home.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF, rising to Lt Colonel in the reserves. Worked as a carpenter at St Lawrence Psychiatric Center for more than 30 years until retirement in 1975.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force

- Unit Hierarchy: Command
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
Places

- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Ogdensburg, NY 13669, USA | 7 September 1915 | Son of Hector and Minnie [Montroy] Bouchard. |
Enlisted |
Albany, NY, USA | 6 May 1941 | |
Other Promoted |
Wretham IP24, UK | 29 March 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Other Crashed |
Wretham IP24, UK | 19 July 1944 | Landing Accident East Wretham/Sta 133 Cat 3 damage Lt Lawrence H Bouchard, 19-Jul-44. P-51B10 42-106611 - 368FS* 359FG 8AF. |
Other Transferred |
Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, UK | 14 August 1944 | Transferred to HQ Sqn, VIII Fighter Command. |
Died |
11 September 2000 | ||
Based |
East Wretham | Assigned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Ogdensburg, NY 13669, USA | |||
Buried |
5968 NY-812, Ogdensburg, NY 13669, USA | Foxwood Memorial Park Ogdensburg St Lawrence County New York USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- Son, Gary Bouchard, Unit History
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