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Personal info

Full name
DANSEREAU, Armand Joseph
Date of birth
27 September 1925
Age
18
Place of birth
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut
Hometown
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31439980
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Left Waist Gunner
Unit
715th Bombardment Squadron,
448th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 August 1944
Place of death
Rueckheim near Ludwigshafen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 32 48

Immediate family

Members
Arthur Dansereau (father)
Alena Dansereau (mother)
Arthur Dansereau (brother)
Theresa Dansereau (sister)
Germain Dansereau (sister)
Marcella Dansereau (sister)
Clair Dansereau (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-95134
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Ludwigshafen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of a chemical plant
MACR: 8469

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten