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Personal info

Full name
LEVASSEUR, George P
Date of birth
11 March 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
Hometown
Yakima County, Washington

Military service

Service number
39216595
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Engineer
Unit
751st Bombardment Squadron,
457th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 November 1944
Place of death
Halle, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 38 56

Immediate family

Members
Louis Phillippe Levasseur (father)
Yvonne Levasseur (mother)
Leopold Levasseur (brother)
Simonne Levasseur (sister)
Juliette Levasseur (sister)
Pauline Levasseur (sister)
Violet (Billingsley) Levasseur (wife)

Plane data

Serial number
43-37532
Data
Nickname: Pathes N' Prayers
Type: B-17G
MACR: 10316

More information

Sgt George P. Levasseur graduated from Marquette High School.
He enlisted on 3 January 1944 at Fort Lewis, Washington.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, WWII Draft Card, US Naturalization Records

Photo source: Jac Engels, www.ancestry.com - Monica Nelson, Homepage - The 457th Bomb Group (H) Association (457thbombgroupassoc.org)