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416th Bombardment Group (L) Sgt. John H. LaPointe Airplane Armorer - Gunner, 32490064 Killed In Action - Aug 6, 1944 670th Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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416th Bombardment Group (L) Sgt. John H. LaPointe Airplane Armorer - Gunner, 32490064 Killed In Action - Aug 6, 1944 670th Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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Born: 06-Aug-1921, Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York
Entered Military Service: Date: 26-Aug-1942 At: Utica, NY From: St. Lawrence County, New York NARA Enlistment Record: Enlisted Serial # 32490064 Buried: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France, Plot B Row 22 Grave 28 On-line Memorials: National World War II Registry American Battle Monuments Commission Memorial, Certificate Find-A-Grave (1) Find-A-Grave (2) |
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Sgt. LaPointe Interred In French Cemetery Mrs. Ruth Fadden LaPointe, 113 Market Street, has received notice from the War Department of the permanent interment of the body of her husband, Sgt. John H. LaPointe at the U. S. Military Cemetery, St. Laurent, France. Sgt. LaPointe was shot down on his first bombing mission, August 6, 1944 over Louviers, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis LaPointe, Cherry Street, Sgt. LaPointe was inducted into the army in 1942. He received his basic training in Florida and was later stationed at Mitchell Field. LaPointe went overseas with the Ninth Bomber Squadron in May, 1944 and was shot down on his first bombing mission over France on August 6, 1944. LaPointe attended Potsdam schools and was employed at the Alcoa plant in Massena prior to his induction in 1942. LaPointe married Ruth Fadden in September, 1942. (June 8, 1949) Potsdam Currier and Freeman Extracted from Find A Grave.com |
See also Sgt John H. LaPointe Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF)
(Courtesy of Geoff Gentilini, Golden Arrow Research, LLC)
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often months or years after death, thus some pages may contain potentially disturbing or distressing information.
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According to Fabrice
Dhollande, a French WWII researcher, Lt. McManus' aircraft crashed
east of Louviers, France
in a place called La ferme Du Buck or "the Du Buck farm".
See also MACR 7872 and Mission # 116
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