Victor Rene Ouellette

Military
Victor Ouellette UPL 70332 UPL 70332 S/Sgt Victor R Ouellette

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Object Number - UPL 70332 - S/Sgt Victor R Ouellette

Assigned to 563BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Tooman crew. ETD

 

 

Awards: AM (3OLC), EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'

458th Bomb Group

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

People

Wilfred Tooman

Wilfred Ferguson Tooman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 753rd Bomb Squadron 458th Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39157878 / O-745764
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Robert Dix

42-100431

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Bomb-Ah-Dear
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40283) nicknamed "Lassie Come Home" of the 458th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '44-40283- Lassie Come Home- Tracy Pilot.'

44-40283

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lassie Come Home
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

31 March 1917 BornChisholm, Maine

Enlisted

19 January 1941 EnlistedBangor, Maine

Other

Discharged

12 September 1945

Died

5 December 1996 DiedPortland, Oregon

Buried

31 December 1996 BuriedWillamette National CemeteryPortland, Oregon

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/image/48253854/crew-members-of-the-753rd-bomb-squ…

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https://www.fold3.com/record/325708/victor-r-ouellette-us-social-security-death-index

https://www.fold3.com/record/85452120/victor-r-ouellette-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946

https://www.fold3.com/record/85452120/victor-r-ouellette-us-wwii-army-e…

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1053517/victor-rene-ouellette

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/143783911?objectPage=358

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html

Victor Rene Ouellette: Gallery (3 items)

Victor Ouellette

Object number: UPL 70332 - S/Sgt Victor R Ouellette

Victor Ouellette

Object number: UPL 70337 - S/Sgt Victor R Ouellette

Victor and Bertie

Object number: UPL 70343 - Victor and Bertie Ouellette