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LE BLANC, Alex - Date of
birth
3 September 1918 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Grand Etang, Nova Scotia, Canada -
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32218162 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Assistant Radio Operator/Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
358th Bombardment Squadron,
303rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 March 1943 - Place of
death
Seefeld, southwest of Bremerhaven, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 12 | 48 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Anne Le Blanc (mother)
Mary Le Blanc (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-24558 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Hunga-Dunga
Destination: Vegesack, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft - U-boats yards
MACR: 15149
More information
S/Sgt Alex Le Blanc was a maintenance painter.He enlisted at Camp Upton, New York on 19 February 1942.
The plane was hit by flak and attacked by enemy fighters.
The airplane was seen to go down slowly about 12 miles south of Bederkesa and was last seen in flames at about 7000 feet, 8 miles southsouthwest of Bremerhaven. Two parachutes were seen to come from this aircraft when it first started to descend and eight parachutes were open when the plane was last sighted.
Five crew members survived and were taken prisoner, five were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com