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GAUDET, Edward Raphael - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-686738 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
514th Fighter Squadron,
406th Fighter Group
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
29 June 1944 - Place of
death
1 mile south of Dreux, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 17 | 73 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John E. Gaudet (father)
Mary I. Gaudet (mother)
George P. Gaudet (brother)
Elizabeth S. Gaudet (sister)
Phylus I. Gaudet (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-8682 -
Data
Type: P-47D
Destination: The area of Mantes-la-Jolie/Gassicourt, France
Mission: Armed reconnaissance
MACR: 6225
More information
1st Lt Edward R. Gaudet volunteered for the U.S. Army in Boston, Massachusetts on 12 December 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: Arie-Jan van Hees - Pilot Class Book 43-GH Foster Field Texas