Raoul A Rousseau

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Raoul Rousseau served as a ball turret gunner with the 379th Bomb Group, flying missions out of Kimbolton, England. On 6 September 1943, he was flying in B-17 42-3145 when the pilot was forced to ditch it in the English Channel. Rousseau made it safely back to base.



Just five weeks later, on 14 October 1943, Rousseau was killed when B-17 he was flying in (serial number 42-3176) was attacked by an enemy fighter over Germany.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-3145

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Gremlin
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

42-3176

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lady Astrid | Spook II
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Ditched but Returned to Duty

English Channel 6 September 1943

Died

14 October 1943

Born

Biddeford, Maine, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 14 October 1943

Buried

Biddeford, ME 04005, USA At Saint Joseph Cemetery

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 271; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 284

See also: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=ROUSSEAU&GSfn=RAO…;

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 954 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database