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Cpl Felicien Hasquin Jr. enlisted in Peoria, Illinois on 20 May 1943. He was employed at St. Louis at the Curtiss-Wright Aircraft Corporation in 1942 when he married Miss Kathryn Dragovich. Both his parents were born in Belgium and emigrated from Rotterdam, Holland on the vessel Uraniu to Halifax, Canada and from there to the United States on 16 September 1913.

Sgt Weston A. Loegering:
I was flying as armorer-gunner in top turret, low flight, second box, on a mission to bomb Ahrweiler, (R/R Viaduct) Germany, 23 December 1944. During the second bomb run over the target, enemy fighters attacked my flight from the right. The aircraft in No. 2 position, piloted by Lt Detjens, (41-35010) received most of the fire. He dropped out of formation and began to lose altitude. No. 3 position, piloted by Lt Donnelly (42-95841) left the formation but I did not see where he went. He was apparently hit by flak because fighters did not attack him. No. 4 position, piloted by Captain Brown, (42-95865) left his position and occupied position no. 2. Shortly after covering position No. 2, Captain Brown´s aircraft was attacked by fighters and the tail was shot off. I saw the aircraft about 500 feet below me and apparently out of control. I saw no chutes from any of the mentioned aircraft.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.