Bernard J Boucher

Military

Scheduled mission bluestocking weather mission over Germany. de Havilland DH98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI NS752 - Take Off 14:48 hrs crashed after take off from its base Buckley AAF Station 336. 25-Mar-45. Returned to Duty (RTD)



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME..

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Units served with

A B-26 Marauder of the 654th Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group, parked on a runway. Handwritten on reverse: '654 BS.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Reconnaissance

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32023027 / O-701367
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: Mosquito
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Essex County, MA 12 May 1919

Enlisted

Salem, MA 16 January 1941 Salem, Massachusetts

Other

Survived crash landing

Buckley, Flintshire, Wales 25 March 1945 Survived crash landing of Mosquito NS752, Buckley AAF Station 336. RTD

Died

Lynn, MA 13 October 1986

Buried

Saint Jean de Baptiste Cemetery, Lynn, Essex County, MA 16 October 1986 Saint Jean de Baptiste Cemetery Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts

Based

Watton Assigned to 653BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF.