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Joseph Frederick Doucette

In memory of:

Flying Officer Joseph Frederick Doucette

November 24, 1952
Comox, British Columbia

Military Service


Service Number:

28550

Age:

21

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

407 (Maritime Reconnaissance) Squadron

Additional Information


Born:

April 25, 1931
Pleasant View, Prince Edward Island

Enlistment:

September 27, 1949
Summerside, Prince Edward Island

Son of Joseph Henry and Mary Lucille Doucette. Brother of Robert, Adrian, Esther, Thelma and Frances Doucette; Rosalyn Peters and Anita Barrett.

A Lancaster Cairn Ceremony will be held at Base Comox Air Park on 1 June 2008 to honour the 7 crewmembers who lost their lives when Lancaster KB940 crashed at Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Station Comox on 24 November 1952.

Family members from across Canada as well as members of the 407 Squadron, VIP and the press are invited to the ceremony.

Commemorated on Page 32 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

PALMER ROAD (IMMACULATE CONCEPTION) CEMETERY
Prince Edward Island, Canada

Grave Reference:

Grave 1, Plot 2, Row 7

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