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SGT William Locket

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SGT William Locket Veteran

Birth
Pleasant Hill, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
13 Nov 1942 (aged 19)
Township 7, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Provencal, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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Sgt. William Lockett of Provencal, 19 years old and four other member of the B-26 crew were killed on Friday Nov 13, near New Bern, North Carolina, when his army plane crashed
The son of the late Mr & Mrs Dave Lockett. Sgt Lockett was with the 455 bomb Squadron 232 Bomb Group, He was stationed at Myrtle Beach,South Carolina.Sgt Lockett voluntered for service on Dec 6 the day before the attack on Pearl Harbor & made a good soldier, For some time before he volunteered he made his home with the Mr Arnold Bates family of Provencal & his remains were brought to the home of his foster parents on Wednesday night. His funeral was held from there on Thursday Morning at 10:30 with services at the Provencal Baptist Church. Interment at the Provencal Cemetery under direction of Blanchard Funeral Home.
Sgt. William Lockett of Provencal, 19 years old and four other member of the B-26 crew were killed on Friday Nov 13, near New Bern, North Carolina, when his army plane crashed
The son of the late Mr & Mrs Dave Lockett. Sgt Lockett was with the 455 bomb Squadron 232 Bomb Group, He was stationed at Myrtle Beach,South Carolina.Sgt Lockett voluntered for service on Dec 6 the day before the attack on Pearl Harbor & made a good soldier, For some time before he volunteered he made his home with the Mr Arnold Bates family of Provencal & his remains were brought to the home of his foster parents on Wednesday night. His funeral was held from there on Thursday Morning at 10:30 with services at the Provencal Baptist Church. Interment at the Provencal Cemetery under direction of Blanchard Funeral Home.

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LOUISIANA
SGT 455 AAF BOMB SQ
WORLD WAR II



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  • Maintained by: IrishEyes
  • Originally Created by: Herald
  • Added: Apr 3, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8593438/william-locket: accessed ), memorial page for SGT William Locket (14 Sep 1923–13 Nov 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8593438, citing Provencal Cemetery, Provencal, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by IrishEyes (contributor 47644540).