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WEMETTE, Dana Raymond "Ray" - Date of
birth
23 April 1910 -
Age
34 - Place of
birth
Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11008612 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
850th Bombardment Squadron,
801st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 July 1944 - Place of
death
Lagny-le-Sec, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 29 | 56 |
Immediate family
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Members
Napoleon P. Wemette (father)
Alma A. (Carrier) Wemette (mother)
Romaine A. Wemette (sister)
Howard N. Wemette (brother)
Louise E. Wemette (sister)
Louella O. Wemette (sister)
Alberta A. Wemette (sister)
Helen L. Wemette (sister)
Lorraine R. Wemette (sister)
Barbara J. Wemette (sister)
Richard F. Wemette (brother)
More information
T/Sgt Dana R. Wemette was a general clerk before he joined the Regular Army in Springfield, Massachusetts on 21 March 1941.The aircraft was shot down by an Me-110 night fighter approximately 35 miles south of Paris on the morning of 5 July. It exploded and crashed at 0200hrs at a spot known locally as Les Trois Mares in Lagny-Le-Sec, France.
All eight crew members were killed.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Solers, France.
His grandniece, Mrs. Ariana Guerin, visited his grave in March 2025.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Jacques Wemette Family Tree, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Sarah Jane Gabig / Jaap Vermeer