467th Bombardment Group (H)
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Bessette, Rosario Andre
Information
Name
Last Name:
First Name:
Middle Name (initial):
Preferred Name:
Nick Name:
Bessette
Rosario
Andre

Old Goat
Serial Number
Enlisted:
31007148
Birth Info
Date of Birth:

Place of Birth:
01 Jan 1913

Unknown at this time
Residence
Residence at Enlistment:
36 Trilby Ave.
Chicopee Falls
Hampden Co.
Massachusetts
Official Home Town
Unknown at this time
Enlistment Info
Date of Enlistment:

Place of Enlistment:
03 Mar 41

Springfield, Massachusetts
Deployment Info
Deployed Method:

Returned to US Method:
Unknown at this time

Unknown at this time
Discharge Info
Date:

Place:
16 Oct 45

Passing Info
Date of Death:

Place of Death:

10 Nov 1966

Chicopee Falls
Hampden Co.
Massachusetts, United States

Cemetery:


St Patrick Cemetery
Chicopee Falls,
Hampden Co., Massachusetts, United States:

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Service History
Date
Description
Unit
Rank
MOS Code
Duty
15 May 44
Promoted
Staff Sergeant
10 Aug 44
Transferred from 492nd BG
788th (2nd Org)
Staff Sergeant
E-0611 - Aerial Gunner
Gunner
11 Aug 44
Roster of Combat Crews
788th (2nd Org)
Staff Sergeant
Gunner
Missions
Mission
Crew
Aircraft
Grp #
Date
City
Credit
BS
#
Position
Serial Number
Name
106
27 Aug 44
Finow/Oranienburg
788th
Tail Turret Gunner
42-50611
Bold Venture II
115
06 Oct 44
Wenzendorf Stade
788th
Tail Turret Gunner
42-50611
Bold Venture II
135
21 Nov 44
Hamburg
791st
Tail Turret Gunner
42-52599
139
02 Dec 44
Bingen
791st
Tail Turret Gunner
42-51671
144
12 Dec 44
Hanau
791st
Tail Turret Gunner
44-48852
145
18 Dec 44
Coblenz
x
791st
Tail Turret Gunner
44-48852
147
25 Dec 44
Mechernich / Gerolstein / Hallschlag
791st
Tail Turret Gunner
42-51671
154
01 Jan 45
Guls
791st
Tail Turret Gunner
42-51832
Total Flights: 9
Total Combat: 8
Total Dispatched: 8
Total Credited: 7
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