Staff Sergeant, 836th Bomber Squadron, 487th Bomber Group, Heavy; U.S. Army Air Forces. Entered the service from Louisiana. Awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
From Find A Grave member Paul Webber:
Staff Sergeant Duffy Joseph Gaudin Jr., Army serial number 38382640, was born at Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana on September 23, 1924. He was one of at least six children of Duffy Joseph Gaudin Sr (17 Mar 1895 – 5 Jan 1960) and Estrella Valentine (Becnel) Gaudin (1889 – 1929). His parents married about 1916. His father was a carpenter. In 1920 the family lived in Saint James Parish, Louisiana; by the time he was born they had moved to East Baton Rouge Parish. His mother died in 1929. In 1940 the family home was on Plank Road in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. His father married Philomene Louviere Gaudin (15 Mar 1909 – 26 Mar 1981) about 1940, and together they had at least five children.
He registered for the draft at Baton Rouge on December 18, 1942. He was 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighed 116 pounds, and had brown eyes and black hair. At that time he lived with his parents on Alliquippa Street in Baton Rouge. He completed two years of high school and was single when he enlisted in the U.S. Army at New Orleans, Louisiana on March 26, 1943.
He completed Army Air Forces aerial gunnery school, and was assigned to the heavy bomber crew of Lt Lloyd S. Reed in the 836th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group, at Army Air Forces Station 137 near Lavenham, Suffolk, England. The Reed crew arrived in England by July 24, 1944, and became part of the 8th U.S. Army Air Force in Europe. In England S/Sgt Gaudin was reassigned as ball turret gunner on the crew of Lt Ira L. Ball in the 836th Bomb Squadron. Here is Lt Ball's crew roster on December 24, 1944:
B-17G 43-37569 – 836th Bomb Squadron (839th Bomb Squadron aircraft)
• Ball, Ira L – 1/Lt – Pilot – KIA
• Tomea Jr, Gordon R – 1/Lt – Copilot – KIA
• Sperber, Harold P – 1/Lt – Navigator – Safe
• Broom, John C – 1/Lt – Bombardier – Safe
• Parks, Warren H – T/Sgt – Engineer – KIA
• Lull, Robert H – T/Sgt – Radio Operator – KIA
• Gaudin Jr, Duffy J – S/Sgt – Ball Turret Gunner – KIA
• Conery, John J – S/Sgt – Waist gunner – KIA
• Becker, Cuno V – 1/Lt – Officer Tail Gunner – KIA
On December 24, 1944, the 8th Air Force launched mission #760, the largest aerial mission of the war, which involved more than 2000 heavy bombers. The mission was to bomb German airfields and supply lines to stop the German offensive in the Ardennes known as the Battle of the Bulge. The 487th Bomb Group led the entire 8th Air Force on this mission. Lt Ball's crew flew B-17G 43-37569 in the number five position of the 487th Bomb Group's Low Squadron. The 487th Bomb Group's target was the airfield at Babenhausen, Germany, but the formation was attacked by German fighters before reaching the target. S/Sgt Gaudin and six of his crewmates were killed in action when their aircraft was shot down by German fighters south of Liege, Belgium. The aircraft broke up and most of the wreckage fell in the Ambleve River at Gouffre d'Aywaille, at about 50.4763°N, 5.6577°E. (Gouffre d'Aywaille is the gulf of the Ambleve River near Aywaille—a wider, deeper section of the river just west of Aywaille.) The tail section fell in a small stone quarry near the hamlet of Chambralles, just west of Septroux, Belgium. Two men survived.
S/Sgt Gaudin is buried at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium in Plot F, Row 7, Grave 2. He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
A monument to the Ira L. Ball crew was dedicated at Aywaille, Belgium on December 19, 2015. The monument is located on the south bank of the Ambleve River at Gouffre d'Aywaille. It is the result of efforts by 40-45 Memories Museum of Aywaille and its founder, Mr. Frédéric Winkin.
Sources:
1. 487th Bomb Group Association
2. 1920 US Census; Louisiana; Saint James Parish. Gaudin, Duffy. Jan 1920 (his father)
3. 1930 US Census; Louisiana; East Baton Rouge Parish; Ward 3. Gaudin, Dubly [sic]. 4 Apr 1930 (Duffy J. Gaudin Sr, his father)
4. 1940 US Census; Louisiana; East Baton Rouge Parish; Baton Rouge; 2574 Plank Road. Gaudin, Duffy. 3 Apr 1940 (his father)
5. Advocate, The (Baton Rouge, LA). Obituary of his brother Lynn A. Gaudin. 21 Feb 2007
6. Advocate, The (Baton Rouge, LA). Obituary of his niece Deborah (Gaudin) Danner. 24–25 Jul 2005 (daughter of his brother Lynn A. Gaudin)
7. American Battle Monuments Commission
8. de Jong, Ivo. 'The History of the 487th Bomb Group (H)'. Paducah KY: Turner Publishing, Oct 2004
9. Enlistment Record of Duffy J. Gaudin Jr
10. Henry, René. 'Aywaille: Chronique illustrée du XXe siècle' [Aywaille: Illustrated Chronicle of the 20th Century], pp 141–143. Liege, Belgium: Editions Dricot (contains information about the loss of B-17G 43-37569; available through Google Books; search for Noël 1944)
11. Karp, Shane S. 'Coming full circle: A chief uncovers great-uncle's WWII crash site, 70 years later'. 8 Dec 2015 (story about Chief Master Sergeant James F. McCloskey, 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, a great nephew of Lt Cuno Becker)
12. Louisiana Deaths: Thomas Eddie Gaudin; parents: Duffy Gaudin and Estrella Becnel; date of Death 12 Jan 1919 (his brother)
13. U.S. Army Air Forces Missing Air Crew Report 11559
14. U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942–1949 (ancestry.com)
15. U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939–1945:
16. U.S. War Department. 'World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel'. Washington, D.C., June 1946
17. U.S. World War II Draft Cards, Young Men, 1940–1947 (ancestry.com)
18. Vlan (Belgian newspaper). 19 Nov 2015. (Article about a monument to the Ira L. Ball crew dedicated on 19 Dec 2015; provided by Monsieur Benoît Noël of Aywaille, Belgium)
19. World War I Draft Registration of Duffy Joseph Gaudin Sr. 5 Jun 1917 (his father)
20. World War II Draft Registration of Duffy Joseph Gaudin Sr. 27 Apr 1942 (his father)
Research by:
Paul Webber
Secretary, 487th Bomb Group Association
Find A Grave member ID 47577572
From Find A Grave member Paul Webber:
Staff Sergeant Duffy Joseph Gaudin Jr., Army serial number 38382640, was born at Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana on September 23, 1924. He was one of at least six children of Duffy Joseph Gaudin Sr (17 Mar 1895 – 5 Jan 1960) and Estrella Valentine (Becnel) Gaudin (1889 – 1929). His parents married about 1916. His father was a carpenter. In 1920 the family lived in Saint James Parish, Louisiana; by the time he was born they had moved to East Baton Rouge Parish. His mother died in 1929. In 1940 the family home was on Plank Road in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. His father married Philomene Louviere Gaudin (15 Mar 1909 – 26 Mar 1981) about 1940, and together they had at least five children.
He registered for the draft at Baton Rouge on December 18, 1942. He was 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighed 116 pounds, and had brown eyes and black hair. At that time he lived with his parents on Alliquippa Street in Baton Rouge. He completed two years of high school and was single when he enlisted in the U.S. Army at New Orleans, Louisiana on March 26, 1943.
He completed Army Air Forces aerial gunnery school, and was assigned to the heavy bomber crew of Lt Lloyd S. Reed in the 836th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group, at Army Air Forces Station 137 near Lavenham, Suffolk, England. The Reed crew arrived in England by July 24, 1944, and became part of the 8th U.S. Army Air Force in Europe. In England S/Sgt Gaudin was reassigned as ball turret gunner on the crew of Lt Ira L. Ball in the 836th Bomb Squadron. Here is Lt Ball's crew roster on December 24, 1944:
B-17G 43-37569 – 836th Bomb Squadron (839th Bomb Squadron aircraft)
• Ball, Ira L – 1/Lt – Pilot – KIA
• Tomea Jr, Gordon R – 1/Lt – Copilot – KIA
• Sperber, Harold P – 1/Lt – Navigator – Safe
• Broom, John C – 1/Lt – Bombardier – Safe
• Parks, Warren H – T/Sgt – Engineer – KIA
• Lull, Robert H – T/Sgt – Radio Operator – KIA
• Gaudin Jr, Duffy J – S/Sgt – Ball Turret Gunner – KIA
• Conery, John J – S/Sgt – Waist gunner – KIA
• Becker, Cuno V – 1/Lt – Officer Tail Gunner – KIA
On December 24, 1944, the 8th Air Force launched mission #760, the largest aerial mission of the war, which involved more than 2000 heavy bombers. The mission was to bomb German airfields and supply lines to stop the German offensive in the Ardennes known as the Battle of the Bulge. The 487th Bomb Group led the entire 8th Air Force on this mission. Lt Ball's crew flew B-17G 43-37569 in the number five position of the 487th Bomb Group's Low Squadron. The 487th Bomb Group's target was the airfield at Babenhausen, Germany, but the formation was attacked by German fighters before reaching the target. S/Sgt Gaudin and six of his crewmates were killed in action when their aircraft was shot down by German fighters south of Liege, Belgium. The aircraft broke up and most of the wreckage fell in the Ambleve River at Gouffre d'Aywaille, at about 50.4763°N, 5.6577°E. (Gouffre d'Aywaille is the gulf of the Ambleve River near Aywaille—a wider, deeper section of the river just west of Aywaille.) The tail section fell in a small stone quarry near the hamlet of Chambralles, just west of Septroux, Belgium. Two men survived.
S/Sgt Gaudin is buried at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium in Plot F, Row 7, Grave 2. He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
A monument to the Ira L. Ball crew was dedicated at Aywaille, Belgium on December 19, 2015. The monument is located on the south bank of the Ambleve River at Gouffre d'Aywaille. It is the result of efforts by 40-45 Memories Museum of Aywaille and its founder, Mr. Frédéric Winkin.
Sources:
1. 487th Bomb Group Association
2. 1920 US Census; Louisiana; Saint James Parish. Gaudin, Duffy. Jan 1920 (his father)
3. 1930 US Census; Louisiana; East Baton Rouge Parish; Ward 3. Gaudin, Dubly [sic]. 4 Apr 1930 (Duffy J. Gaudin Sr, his father)
4. 1940 US Census; Louisiana; East Baton Rouge Parish; Baton Rouge; 2574 Plank Road. Gaudin, Duffy. 3 Apr 1940 (his father)
5. Advocate, The (Baton Rouge, LA). Obituary of his brother Lynn A. Gaudin. 21 Feb 2007
6. Advocate, The (Baton Rouge, LA). Obituary of his niece Deborah (Gaudin) Danner. 24–25 Jul 2005 (daughter of his brother Lynn A. Gaudin)
7. American Battle Monuments Commission
8. de Jong, Ivo. 'The History of the 487th Bomb Group (H)'. Paducah KY: Turner Publishing, Oct 2004
9. Enlistment Record of Duffy J. Gaudin Jr
10. Henry, René. 'Aywaille: Chronique illustrée du XXe siècle' [Aywaille: Illustrated Chronicle of the 20th Century], pp 141–143. Liege, Belgium: Editions Dricot (contains information about the loss of B-17G 43-37569; available through Google Books; search for Noël 1944)
11. Karp, Shane S. 'Coming full circle: A chief uncovers great-uncle's WWII crash site, 70 years later'. 8 Dec 2015 (story about Chief Master Sergeant James F. McCloskey, 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, a great nephew of Lt Cuno Becker)
12. Louisiana Deaths: Thomas Eddie Gaudin; parents: Duffy Gaudin and Estrella Becnel; date of Death 12 Jan 1919 (his brother)
13. U.S. Army Air Forces Missing Air Crew Report 11559
14. U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942–1949 (ancestry.com)
15. U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939–1945:
16. U.S. War Department. 'World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel'. Washington, D.C., June 1946
17. U.S. World War II Draft Cards, Young Men, 1940–1947 (ancestry.com)
18. Vlan (Belgian newspaper). 19 Nov 2015. (Article about a monument to the Ira L. Ball crew dedicated on 19 Dec 2015; provided by Monsieur Benoît Noël of Aywaille, Belgium)
19. World War I Draft Registration of Duffy Joseph Gaudin Sr. 5 Jun 1917 (his father)
20. World War II Draft Registration of Duffy Joseph Gaudin Sr. 27 Apr 1942 (his father)
Research by:
Paul Webber
Secretary, 487th Bomb Group Association
Find A Grave member ID 47577572
Staff Sergeant, 836th Bomber Squadron, 487th Bomber Group, Heavy; U.S. Army Air Forces. Entered the service from Louisiana. Awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
From Find A Grave member Paul Webber:
Staff Sergeant Duffy Joseph Gaudin Jr., Army serial number 38382640, was born at Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana on September 23, 1924. He was one of at least six children of Duffy Joseph Gaudin Sr (17 Mar 1895 – 5 Jan 1960) and Estrella Valentine (Becnel) Gaudin (1889 – 1929). His parents married about 1916. His father was a carpenter. In 1920 the family lived in Saint James Parish, Louisiana; by the time he was born they had moved to East Baton Rouge Parish. His mother died in 1929. In 1940 the family home was on Plank Road in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. His father married Philomene Louviere Gaudin (15 Mar 1909 – 26 Mar 1981) about 1940, and together they had at least five children.
He registered for the draft at Baton Rouge on December 18, 1942. He was 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighed 116 pounds, and had brown eyes and black hair. At that time he lived with his parents on Alliquippa Street in Baton Rouge. He completed two years of high school and was single when he enlisted in the U.S. Army at New Orleans, Louisiana on March 26, 1943.
He completed Army Air Forces aerial gunnery school, and was assigned to the heavy bomber crew of Lt Lloyd S. Reed in the 836th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group, at Army Air Forces Station 137 near Lavenham, Suffolk, England. The Reed crew arrived in England by July 24, 1944, and became part of the 8th U.S. Army Air Force in Europe. In England S/Sgt Gaudin was reassigned as ball turret gunner on the crew of Lt Ira L. Ball in the 836th Bomb Squadron. Here is Lt Ball's crew roster on December 24, 1944:
B-17G 43-37569 – 836th Bomb Squadron (839th Bomb Squadron aircraft)
• Ball, Ira L – 1/Lt – Pilot – KIA
• Tomea Jr, Gordon R – 1/Lt – Copilot – KIA
• Sperber, Harold P – 1/Lt – Navigator – Safe
• Broom, John C – 1/Lt – Bombardier – Safe
• Parks, Warren H – T/Sgt – Engineer – KIA
• Lull, Robert H – T/Sgt – Radio Operator – KIA
• Gaudin Jr, Duffy J – S/Sgt – Ball Turret Gunner – KIA
• Conery, John J – S/Sgt – Waist gunner – KIA
• Becker, Cuno V – 1/Lt – Officer Tail Gunner – KIA
On December 24, 1944, the 8th Air Force launched mission #760, the largest aerial mission of the war, which involved more than 2000 heavy bombers. The mission was to bomb German airfields and supply lines to stop the German offensive in the Ardennes known as the Battle of the Bulge. The 487th Bomb Group led the entire 8th Air Force on this mission. Lt Ball's crew flew B-17G 43-37569 in the number five position of the 487th Bomb Group's Low Squadron. The 487th Bomb Group's target was the airfield at Babenhausen, Germany, but the formation was attacked by German fighters before reaching the target. S/Sgt Gaudin and six of his crewmates were killed in action when their aircraft was shot down by German fighters south of Liege, Belgium. The aircraft broke up and most of the wreckage fell in the Ambleve River at Gouffre d'Aywaille, at about 50.4763°N, 5.6577°E. (Gouffre d'Aywaille is the gulf of the Ambleve River near Aywaille—a wider, deeper section of the river just west of Aywaille.) The tail section fell in a small stone quarry near the hamlet of Chambralles, just west of Septroux, Belgium. Two men survived.
S/Sgt Gaudin is buried at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium in Plot F, Row 7, Grave 2. He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
A monument to the Ira L. Ball crew was dedicated at Aywaille, Belgium on December 19, 2015. The monument is located on the south bank of the Ambleve River at Gouffre d'Aywaille. It is the result of efforts by 40-45 Memories Museum of Aywaille and its founder, Mr. Frédéric Winkin.
Sources:
1. 487th Bomb Group Association
2. 1920 US Census; Louisiana; Saint James Parish. Gaudin, Duffy. Jan 1920 (his father)
3. 1930 US Census; Louisiana; East Baton Rouge Parish; Ward 3. Gaudin, Dubly [sic]. 4 Apr 1930 (Duffy J. Gaudin Sr, his father)
4. 1940 US Census; Louisiana; East Baton Rouge Parish; Baton Rouge; 2574 Plank Road. Gaudin, Duffy. 3 Apr 1940 (his father)
5. Advocate, The (Baton Rouge, LA). Obituary of his brother Lynn A. Gaudin. 21 Feb 2007
6. Advocate, The (Baton Rouge, LA). Obituary of his niece Deborah (Gaudin) Danner. 24–25 Jul 2005 (daughter of his brother Lynn A. Gaudin)
7. American Battle Monuments Commission
8. de Jong, Ivo. 'The History of the 487th Bomb Group (H)'. Paducah KY: Turner Publishing, Oct 2004
9. Enlistment Record of Duffy J. Gaudin Jr
10. Henry, René. 'Aywaille: Chronique illustrée du XXe siècle' [Aywaille: Illustrated Chronicle of the 20th Century], pp 141–143. Liege, Belgium: Editions Dricot (contains information about the loss of B-17G 43-37569; available through Google Books; search for Noël 1944)
11. Karp, Shane S. 'Coming full circle: A chief uncovers great-uncle's WWII crash site, 70 years later'. 8 Dec 2015 (story about Chief Master Sergeant James F. McCloskey, 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, a great nephew of Lt Cuno Becker)
12. Louisiana Deaths: Thomas Eddie Gaudin; parents: Duffy Gaudin and Estrella Becnel; date of Death 12 Jan 1919 (his brother)
13. U.S. Army Air Forces Missing Air Crew Report 11559
14. U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942–1949 (ancestry.com)
15. U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939–1945:
16. U.S. War Department. 'World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel'. Washington, D.C., June 1946
17. U.S. World War II Draft Cards, Young Men, 1940–1947 (ancestry.com)
18. Vlan (Belgian newspaper). 19 Nov 2015. (Article about a monument to the Ira L. Ball crew dedicated on 19 Dec 2015; provided by Monsieur Benoît Noël of Aywaille, Belgium)
19. World War I Draft Registration of Duffy Joseph Gaudin Sr. 5 Jun 1917 (his father)
20. World War II Draft Registration of Duffy Joseph Gaudin Sr. 27 Apr 1942 (his father)
Research by:
Paul Webber
Secretary, 487th Bomb Group Association
Find A Grave member ID 47577572
From Find A Grave member Paul Webber:
Staff Sergeant Duffy Joseph Gaudin Jr., Army serial number 38382640, was born at Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana on September 23, 1924. He was one of at least six children of Duffy Joseph Gaudin Sr (17 Mar 1895 – 5 Jan 1960) and Estrella Valentine (Becnel) Gaudin (1889 – 1929). His parents married about 1916. His father was a carpenter. In 1920 the family lived in Saint James Parish, Louisiana; by the time he was born they had moved to East Baton Rouge Parish. His mother died in 1929. In 1940 the family home was on Plank Road in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. His father married Philomene Louviere Gaudin (15 Mar 1909 – 26 Mar 1981) about 1940, and together they had at least five children.
He registered for the draft at Baton Rouge on December 18, 1942. He was 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighed 116 pounds, and had brown eyes and black hair. At that time he lived with his parents on Alliquippa Street in Baton Rouge. He completed two years of high school and was single when he enlisted in the U.S. Army at New Orleans, Louisiana on March 26, 1943.
He completed Army Air Forces aerial gunnery school, and was assigned to the heavy bomber crew of Lt Lloyd S. Reed in the 836th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group, at Army Air Forces Station 137 near Lavenham, Suffolk, England. The Reed crew arrived in England by July 24, 1944, and became part of the 8th U.S. Army Air Force in Europe. In England S/Sgt Gaudin was reassigned as ball turret gunner on the crew of Lt Ira L. Ball in the 836th Bomb Squadron. Here is Lt Ball's crew roster on December 24, 1944:
B-17G 43-37569 – 836th Bomb Squadron (839th Bomb Squadron aircraft)
• Ball, Ira L – 1/Lt – Pilot – KIA
• Tomea Jr, Gordon R – 1/Lt – Copilot – KIA
• Sperber, Harold P – 1/Lt – Navigator – Safe
• Broom, John C – 1/Lt – Bombardier – Safe
• Parks, Warren H – T/Sgt – Engineer – KIA
• Lull, Robert H – T/Sgt – Radio Operator – KIA
• Gaudin Jr, Duffy J – S/Sgt – Ball Turret Gunner – KIA
• Conery, John J – S/Sgt – Waist gunner – KIA
• Becker, Cuno V – 1/Lt – Officer Tail Gunner – KIA
On December 24, 1944, the 8th Air Force launched mission #760, the largest aerial mission of the war, which involved more than 2000 heavy bombers. The mission was to bomb German airfields and supply lines to stop the German offensive in the Ardennes known as the Battle of the Bulge. The 487th Bomb Group led the entire 8th Air Force on this mission. Lt Ball's crew flew B-17G 43-37569 in the number five position of the 487th Bomb Group's Low Squadron. The 487th Bomb Group's target was the airfield at Babenhausen, Germany, but the formation was attacked by German fighters before reaching the target. S/Sgt Gaudin and six of his crewmates were killed in action when their aircraft was shot down by German fighters south of Liege, Belgium. The aircraft broke up and most of the wreckage fell in the Ambleve River at Gouffre d'Aywaille, at about 50.4763°N, 5.6577°E. (Gouffre d'Aywaille is the gulf of the Ambleve River near Aywaille—a wider, deeper section of the river just west of Aywaille.) The tail section fell in a small stone quarry near the hamlet of Chambralles, just west of Septroux, Belgium. Two men survived.
S/Sgt Gaudin is buried at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium in Plot F, Row 7, Grave 2. He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
A monument to the Ira L. Ball crew was dedicated at Aywaille, Belgium on December 19, 2015. The monument is located on the south bank of the Ambleve River at Gouffre d'Aywaille. It is the result of efforts by 40-45 Memories Museum of Aywaille and its founder, Mr. Frédéric Winkin.
Sources:
1. 487th Bomb Group Association
2. 1920 US Census; Louisiana; Saint James Parish. Gaudin, Duffy. Jan 1920 (his father)
3. 1930 US Census; Louisiana; East Baton Rouge Parish; Ward 3. Gaudin, Dubly [sic]. 4 Apr 1930 (Duffy J. Gaudin Sr, his father)
4. 1940 US Census; Louisiana; East Baton Rouge Parish; Baton Rouge; 2574 Plank Road. Gaudin, Duffy. 3 Apr 1940 (his father)
5. Advocate, The (Baton Rouge, LA). Obituary of his brother Lynn A. Gaudin. 21 Feb 2007
6. Advocate, The (Baton Rouge, LA). Obituary of his niece Deborah (Gaudin) Danner. 24–25 Jul 2005 (daughter of his brother Lynn A. Gaudin)
7. American Battle Monuments Commission
8. de Jong, Ivo. 'The History of the 487th Bomb Group (H)'. Paducah KY: Turner Publishing, Oct 2004
9. Enlistment Record of Duffy J. Gaudin Jr
10. Henry, René. 'Aywaille: Chronique illustrée du XXe siècle' [Aywaille: Illustrated Chronicle of the 20th Century], pp 141–143. Liege, Belgium: Editions Dricot (contains information about the loss of B-17G 43-37569; available through Google Books; search for Noël 1944)
11. Karp, Shane S. 'Coming full circle: A chief uncovers great-uncle's WWII crash site, 70 years later'. 8 Dec 2015 (story about Chief Master Sergeant James F. McCloskey, 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, a great nephew of Lt Cuno Becker)
12. Louisiana Deaths: Thomas Eddie Gaudin; parents: Duffy Gaudin and Estrella Becnel; date of Death 12 Jan 1919 (his brother)
13. U.S. Army Air Forces Missing Air Crew Report 11559
14. U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942–1949 (ancestry.com)
15. U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939–1945:
16. U.S. War Department. 'World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel'. Washington, D.C., June 1946
17. U.S. World War II Draft Cards, Young Men, 1940–1947 (ancestry.com)
18. Vlan (Belgian newspaper). 19 Nov 2015. (Article about a monument to the Ira L. Ball crew dedicated on 19 Dec 2015; provided by Monsieur Benoît Noël of Aywaille, Belgium)
19. World War I Draft Registration of Duffy Joseph Gaudin Sr. 5 Jun 1917 (his father)
20. World War II Draft Registration of Duffy Joseph Gaudin Sr. 27 Apr 1942 (his father)
Research by:
Paul Webber
Secretary, 487th Bomb Group Association
Find A Grave member ID 47577572
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