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2LT Francis Bertrand Roubique Jr.

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2LT Francis Bertrand Roubique Jr. Veteran

Birth
Death
3 Sep 1943 (aged 24)
Burial
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
5, 12
Memorial ID
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2nd/Lt. Francis Bertrand Roubique Jr. KIA
Hometown: Louisiana
Squadron: 343rd BS 98th Bomb Group
Service # O-733101
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart

Target: Sulmona Italy marshaling yards
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 3-Sep-43
Serial Number: 41-11896
Aircraft Model B-24
Aircraft Letter: U
Aircraft: NIGHTMARE
Location:
Cause:

B 24 41-11896 with pilot 1st/Lt. Julian M. Bleyer, and a different crew flew the Ploesti raid "Operation Tidal Wave" one of the most daring raids of WW2. B24 41-11896 successfully returned to base in Libya.

Crew of 41-11896
2nd/Lt. Francis B. Roubique
2nd/Lt.Donovan A. Astle
T/Sgt. George Nekos
T/Sgt. George Nekos
S/Sgt. Valex Colon
S/Sgt. Yves Joseph Gouin
S/Sgt. Robert A Patrick
S/Sgt.Tom Samo
2nd/Lt. Francis Bertrand Roubique Jr. KIA
Hometown: Louisiana
Squadron: 343rd BS 98th Bomb Group
Service # O-733101
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart

Target: Sulmona Italy marshaling yards
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 3-Sep-43
Serial Number: 41-11896
Aircraft Model B-24
Aircraft Letter: U
Aircraft: NIGHTMARE
Location:
Cause:

B 24 41-11896 with pilot 1st/Lt. Julian M. Bleyer, and a different crew flew the Ploesti raid "Operation Tidal Wave" one of the most daring raids of WW2. B24 41-11896 successfully returned to base in Libya.

Crew of 41-11896
2nd/Lt. Francis B. Roubique
2nd/Lt.Donovan A. Astle
T/Sgt. George Nekos
T/Sgt. George Nekos
S/Sgt. Valex Colon
S/Sgt. Yves Joseph Gouin
S/Sgt. Robert A Patrick
S/Sgt.Tom Samo


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