Name:
Edward E. Payette
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
11031367
Unit:
407th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1943-11-13
State:
Rhode Island
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
F
Row:
2
Grave:
99
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Edward E. Payette was born on January 7, 1922, in Providence, Rhode Island. He served in the 407th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Sergeant and Left Waist Gunner on the B17 #42-30821 'The Sweetest One' during World War II. He was Killed in Action on November 13, 1943, when his plane crashed near the village of Burton Dassett in England during a mission to Bremen. All ten airmen on board were killed. Sgt Payette is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom. He also has a cenotaph located in Saint Ann Cemetery, Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA.