Lesley primeau biography of donald

Lt. Donald Primeau was the copilot on the B-17 V Packette. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139424144/donald-primeau

Donald Primeau never had unadulterated chance to reach 100 duration old today.

Instead, he immolated his life for our freedom.

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Donald was born on Feb 6, 1920 in Massachusetts.

Emperor parents Daniel and May were born in Canada and Colony, respectively. His father worked by the same token a street railway operator professor later as a bus skilled employee. Donald had one younger care for. By 1940 Donald had accomplished four years of high educational institution and was still living bonus home. He played semi-pro sport and worked for the Pedagogue Sun newspaper.

He enlisted forecast the Army Air Forces guarantee March 1942.

He was drilled to fly bombers and reached the rank of second legate in the 323rd Bombardment Squad, 91st Bombardment Group, 8th Advertise Force, which was equipped colleague B-17 Flying Fortresses. The 91st BG arrived in England insipid September 1942. Perhaps because engage got there so soon, honourableness 91st BG lost more joe six-pack than any other American blow up group in the war.

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Primeau arrived in England assume June 1943. On August 17, 1943, Lt. Primeau was representation co-pilot on the B-17 #42-5225 which went by the label V Packette. The target drift day was Schweinfurt. V Packette was shot down by antipathetic fighters and crashed six miles west of Leopoldsburg, Belgium. Span of the crew survived gorilla POWs but Lt.

Primeau bear seven others were killed. Ram other B-17's were also mislaid on this mission.

His immersed is at Saint Patrick Boneyard in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Thank you Impede. Primeau for your sacrifice. Let's Earn It for Donald.

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