Co-pilot 2nd Lt Oscar J. Boudreaux POW
Squadron 565th 389 Bomb Group,
Pilot 1st Lt William Powers
Target:Politz
Serial Number: 42-100351
Cause: Mid Air Collision
Location: Langeland Denmark
389th BG loses three aircraft to enemy action, and three more heavily damaged aircraft land in Sweden on this mission.
On its way to the target 42-100351 collided with B 24H 42-95144 that was flying below it. 42-100351 lost a propeller but otherwise seemed intact and was trailing a white vapor, probably gas or oil. After a short time it rolled over and began to spin until it crashed in the sea approximately 2 kilometres southeast of Kelsnor on the island of Langeland at 09:50 hours. 2nd Lt Oscar J. Boudreaux escaped through the nose doors and landed in the water. A Danish fishing boat rescued Boudraux and continued to search for flyers until a German patrol boat captained by Lieutenant Ritter arrived, entered the fishing vessel and took custody of the flyers on board. They were sent to Dulag Luft in Oberursel for interrogation.
It is not known which POW camps then were ultimately interred in. It is however reported that Powers was seen in Langwasser-Nürnberg POW camp in February 1945.
A portion of this information was gathered from website "Air war over Denmark".
Oscar Boudreaux Sr.
Published: Thursday, January 1, 2004 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.
Oscar "Coo" James Boudreaux Sr., 85, a native and resident of Napoleonville, died at 12:15 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 8 a.m. to funeral time Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Napoleonville. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, with burial in the church cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Edith Theriot Boudreaux; six sons, Oscar "Boogie" Jr., Michael, Daniel "Stompa", Arthur, Wayne "Hotdog" and Neal Boudreaux; two daughters, Lydia Sanchez and Susan Palermo; one sister, Rosemary Hamm; 25 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles W. Boudreaux and Lydia Delaune Boudreaux; one daughter, Karen Boudreaux; and two brothers, Charles A. Boudreaux and Fredrick Boudreaux.
He was a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corp during World War II where he became a prisoner of war.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Second Air Division Association, E.W. Northstein 40 Meadow Drive, Spencerport, NY 14559-1142.
Squadron 565th 389 Bomb Group,
Pilot 1st Lt William Powers
Target:Politz
Serial Number: 42-100351
Cause: Mid Air Collision
Location: Langeland Denmark
389th BG loses three aircraft to enemy action, and three more heavily damaged aircraft land in Sweden on this mission.
On its way to the target 42-100351 collided with B 24H 42-95144 that was flying below it. 42-100351 lost a propeller but otherwise seemed intact and was trailing a white vapor, probably gas or oil. After a short time it rolled over and began to spin until it crashed in the sea approximately 2 kilometres southeast of Kelsnor on the island of Langeland at 09:50 hours. 2nd Lt Oscar J. Boudreaux escaped through the nose doors and landed in the water. A Danish fishing boat rescued Boudraux and continued to search for flyers until a German patrol boat captained by Lieutenant Ritter arrived, entered the fishing vessel and took custody of the flyers on board. They were sent to Dulag Luft in Oberursel for interrogation.
It is not known which POW camps then were ultimately interred in. It is however reported that Powers was seen in Langwasser-Nürnberg POW camp in February 1945.
A portion of this information was gathered from website "Air war over Denmark".
Oscar Boudreaux Sr.
Published: Thursday, January 1, 2004 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.
Oscar "Coo" James Boudreaux Sr., 85, a native and resident of Napoleonville, died at 12:15 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 8 a.m. to funeral time Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Napoleonville. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, with burial in the church cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Edith Theriot Boudreaux; six sons, Oscar "Boogie" Jr., Michael, Daniel "Stompa", Arthur, Wayne "Hotdog" and Neal Boudreaux; two daughters, Lydia Sanchez and Susan Palermo; one sister, Rosemary Hamm; 25 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles W. Boudreaux and Lydia Delaune Boudreaux; one daughter, Karen Boudreaux; and two brothers, Charles A. Boudreaux and Fredrick Boudreaux.
He was a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corp during World War II where he became a prisoner of war.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Second Air Division Association, E.W. Northstein 40 Meadow Drive, Spencerport, NY 14559-1142.
Co-pilot 2nd Lt Oscar J. Boudreaux POW
Squadron 565th 389 Bomb Group,
Pilot 1st Lt William Powers
Target:Politz
Serial Number: 42-100351
Cause: Mid Air Collision
Location: Langeland Denmark
389th BG loses three aircraft to enemy action, and three more heavily damaged aircraft land in Sweden on this mission.
On its way to the target 42-100351 collided with B 24H 42-95144 that was flying below it. 42-100351 lost a propeller but otherwise seemed intact and was trailing a white vapor, probably gas or oil. After a short time it rolled over and began to spin until it crashed in the sea approximately 2 kilometres southeast of Kelsnor on the island of Langeland at 09:50 hours. 2nd Lt Oscar J. Boudreaux escaped through the nose doors and landed in the water. A Danish fishing boat rescued Boudraux and continued to search for flyers until a German patrol boat captained by Lieutenant Ritter arrived, entered the fishing vessel and took custody of the flyers on board. They were sent to Dulag Luft in Oberursel for interrogation.
It is not known which POW camps then were ultimately interred in. It is however reported that Powers was seen in Langwasser-Nürnberg POW camp in February 1945.
A portion of this information was gathered from website "Air war over Denmark".
Oscar Boudreaux Sr.
Published: Thursday, January 1, 2004 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.
Oscar "Coo" James Boudreaux Sr., 85, a native and resident of Napoleonville, died at 12:15 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 8 a.m. to funeral time Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Napoleonville. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, with burial in the church cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Edith Theriot Boudreaux; six sons, Oscar "Boogie" Jr., Michael, Daniel "Stompa", Arthur, Wayne "Hotdog" and Neal Boudreaux; two daughters, Lydia Sanchez and Susan Palermo; one sister, Rosemary Hamm; 25 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles W. Boudreaux and Lydia Delaune Boudreaux; one daughter, Karen Boudreaux; and two brothers, Charles A. Boudreaux and Fredrick Boudreaux.
He was a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corp during World War II where he became a prisoner of war.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Second Air Division Association, E.W. Northstein 40 Meadow Drive, Spencerport, NY 14559-1142.
Squadron 565th 389 Bomb Group,
Pilot 1st Lt William Powers
Target:Politz
Serial Number: 42-100351
Cause: Mid Air Collision
Location: Langeland Denmark
389th BG loses three aircraft to enemy action, and three more heavily damaged aircraft land in Sweden on this mission.
On its way to the target 42-100351 collided with B 24H 42-95144 that was flying below it. 42-100351 lost a propeller but otherwise seemed intact and was trailing a white vapor, probably gas or oil. After a short time it rolled over and began to spin until it crashed in the sea approximately 2 kilometres southeast of Kelsnor on the island of Langeland at 09:50 hours. 2nd Lt Oscar J. Boudreaux escaped through the nose doors and landed in the water. A Danish fishing boat rescued Boudraux and continued to search for flyers until a German patrol boat captained by Lieutenant Ritter arrived, entered the fishing vessel and took custody of the flyers on board. They were sent to Dulag Luft in Oberursel for interrogation.
It is not known which POW camps then were ultimately interred in. It is however reported that Powers was seen in Langwasser-Nürnberg POW camp in February 1945.
A portion of this information was gathered from website "Air war over Denmark".
Oscar Boudreaux Sr.
Published: Thursday, January 1, 2004 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.
Oscar "Coo" James Boudreaux Sr., 85, a native and resident of Napoleonville, died at 12:15 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 8 a.m. to funeral time Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Napoleonville. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, with burial in the church cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Edith Theriot Boudreaux; six sons, Oscar "Boogie" Jr., Michael, Daniel "Stompa", Arthur, Wayne "Hotdog" and Neal Boudreaux; two daughters, Lydia Sanchez and Susan Palermo; one sister, Rosemary Hamm; 25 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles W. Boudreaux and Lydia Delaune Boudreaux; one daughter, Karen Boudreaux; and two brothers, Charles A. Boudreaux and Fredrick Boudreaux.
He was a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corp during World War II where he became a prisoner of war.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Second Air Division Association, E.W. Northstein 40 Meadow Drive, Spencerport, NY 14559-1142.
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