World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Omer Adelard Duquette
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
West Warwick, Rhode Island
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
HE WAS A STAFF SERGEANT AND THE ENGINEER GUNNER ON THE 12TH B-25 BOMBER THAT TOOK OFF FROM THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS HORNET FOR THE DOOLITTLE RAID ON TOKYO, JAPAN APRIL 18, 1942. REMAINED IN CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER AFTER TOKYO RAID. WAS KILLED ON JUNE 3, 1942 WHEN PLANE CRASHED INTO MOUNTAIN AFTER BOMBING LASHIO, BURMA WHILE EN ROUTE TO KUNMING, CHINA. DECORATIONS INCLUDE THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, PURPLE HEART AND CHINESE ARMY, NAVY, AIR CORPS MEDAL, CLASS A, 1ST GRADE.