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MAZURE, Louis Alexander - Date of
birth
19 March 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Hammond, Lake County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-442977 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
66th Bombardment Squadron,
44th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 June 1944 - Place of
death
English Channel
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Anthony J. Mazure (father)
Helen M. (Jaworek) Mazure (mother)
Anthony J. Mazure (brother)
Florence R. Mazure (sister)
Adele Mazure (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-28690 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Missouri Sue
Destination: Boulogne, France
Mission: Bombing
More information
Capt Louis A. Mazure enlisted on 15 August 1941 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana and has been in England since September, 1943. Captain Mazure was squadron operations officer and command pilot during a part his of his service overseas.Capt Mazure was piloting this aircraft, flying lead for the 489th BG. The primary target was reported to be coastal installations at Boulogne-sur-Mer but actually was a V-1 Site, Wimereaux, North Boulogne. Departing the immediate area, they flew south, circled and flew parallel to the coastline, at the same altitude and airspeed, but as the enemy gunners had zeroed in on them, the first flak burst exploded off their port wing. Capt Mazure was killed when shrapnel sliced in under his helmet, and struck him in the head. Lt Carper, the co-pilot, immediately took over the controls.
Capt Mazure's body was still in the aircraft when it hit the water and the bombs exploded.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Kathy McDermott, www.wwiimemorial.com, http;//www.usaafdata.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Enlistment Record, www.greenharbor.com, www.newspapers.com - Macon Chronicle-Herald
Photo source: www.findagrave.com