Pousette Lance Albin

Monuments

Leiston Airfield (Station 373) and 357th & 358th Fighter Group Memorial

Name:

Lance Albin Pousette

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-793530

Unit:

367th Fighter Squadron, 358th Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1944-01-07

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Cemetery:

Union Cemetery, Hannaford, North Dakota

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Lance Albin Pousette was born on March 1, 1920, son of Edwin Pousette and Minnie Pousette. He served in the 367th Fighter Squadron, 358th Fighter Group as a First Lieutenant during World War II. A pilot of the P-47D #42-74678, he was shot down by flak and fighters on return from the escort mission to Ludwigshafen, Germany on January 7, 1944. 1LT Pousette is buried now in the Union Cemetery, Hannaford, Griggs County, North Dakota, USA. His name is listed on the Leiston Airfield Memorial in England, but his middle initial is inscribed as W.