Louis Gordon Alphonse
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Correction as per caption.
Object Number - UPL 22625 - 1st Lt Louis G Alphonse [ Oklahoma City, OK ] 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF.
Assigned to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. 40 x missions and credited 1 aerial victory.
Failed to Return (FTR) fighter bomber mission to Rheims, on landfall on French coast at Le Treport, last seen lagging behind formation and lost contact when they changed course. Shot down by flak strafing a US motor convoy near Avranches in P-47 42-8491 Killed in Action (KIA) 14-Aug-44. MACR 7373.
Awards: AM (2OLC), EAME, PH.
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Units served with
![Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group congratulate the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Zombie" at Martlesham Heath air base. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ZOMBIE yellow, black outline. [illegible text] black white common practice of 361st FS.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377162.jpg.webp?itok=Cj8CR9kY)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Brittany Cemetary
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Oklahoma City, OK, USA | 24 May 1921 | Son of Louis and Bina H. [Eagan] Alphonse. |
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Enlisted |
Oklahoma City, OK, USA | 6 February 1942 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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Other Crashed |
Tonopah Airport, Tonopah, AZ 85354, USA | 27 October 1943 | Landing Accident Tonapah Aux Fld, Arizona Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Louis G Alphonse, 27-Oct-43. AT-6C 42-44220 533TEFTS |
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Other Assigned |
Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK | 3 June 1944 - 14 August 1944 | Assigned to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Killed in action |
50300 Avranches, France | 14 August 1944 | Shot down by flak strafing a US motor convoy near Avranches in P-47 42-8491 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 7373. |
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Buried |
Brittany American Cemetery Saint-James, France | 18 August 1944 | American cemetery of St. James in France. |
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Buried |
Henley and Hornbrook Cemetery Hornbrook, Siskiyou County CA | Henley and Hornbrook Cemetery Hornbrook, Siskiyou County California, USA. |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7373 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
