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LANGELIER, Daniel Arthur - Date of
birth
6 January 1923 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-829715 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
343rd Fighter Squadron,
55th Fighter Group
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
17 April 1945 - Place of
death
North of Pantzen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
John B. Langelier (father)
Jane M. Kirby (mother)
Francis A. Langelier (brother)
Alice M. Langelier (sister)
John B. Langelier Jr. (brother)
Catherine J. Langelier (sister)
Maureen A. Langelier (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-72349 -
Data
Type: P-51D
Destination: Dresden, Germany
Mission: Bomber Escort and strafe
MACR: 13915
More information
During a strafing attack on an airdrome, north of Pantzen, Lt Langelier must have been shot down. Other members of his squadron, who participated in this attack, didn't see what exactly happened.
Source of information: Michel Beckers, Raf Dyckmans Russ Abbey-55th Fighter Group Association, www.ancestry.com
Photo source: Jac Engels, Michel Beckers/Russ Abbey-55th Fighter Group Association