Broussard Joseph Hazard Jr

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Name:

Joseph Hazard Jr Broussard

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-679356

Unit:

339th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group

Date of Death:

2013-07-04

State:

Louisiana

Cemetery:

Our Lady Of The Lake Cemetery, Delcambre, Iberia Parish, Louisiana

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Joseph Hazard Broussard, Jr. was born on November 21, 1921. He was the son of Hazard Broussard and Eliza Landry Broussard.

Joseph served in the 339th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Bombardier on the B-17 #42-37808 'Special Delivery' during World War II.

On January 5, 1944, his crew took off from Station 138 airfield in Snetterton Heath, England, for a mission to bomb the Bordeaux-Mérignac airfield in France. Shot down by fighters at 11:30 AM, they evacuated their plane by parachute. Their aircraft crashed near Lesparre-Medoc, France. Of the crew, five members were captured by the Germans and taken as prisoners. The five remaining members were able to evade the capture. 2Lt Broussard was one of the POWs. He was sent to Stalag Luft I in Barth-Vogelsang, Germany.

2Lt Broussard died on July 4, 2013, at the age of 91. He is now buried in the Our Lady Of The Lake Cemetery, Delcambre, Iberia Parish, Louisiana, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, francecrashes39-45.net