5042869 Sgt. Joseph Douglas Henry "Doug" Arseneau Royal Canadian Air Force 419 Sqd. My father was a member of the 419 Squadron. His name was Joseph Douglas Henry Arseneau, but he went by Doug. He was a Wireless Operator with the rank of Sergeant. His plane was the Halifax JD 159. He was shot down on July 3/4, 1943 over Belgium. Do you have any information about his crew? His P/O was a man that he knew as Bob Bell. We later found out his real first name was Angus. Any help would be most welcome.
UPDATE: The information on the crew is as follows:
On the 3/4 July 1943 Halifax II JD-159 coded VR-Y, was shot down by a nightfighter. The crew were:
- P/O A. Bell RCAF (Killed)
- F/Sgt J. Anderson RCAF (Killed)
- P/O W. Taylor RCAF (Killed)
- Sgt A. Simpson RAF (taken POW)
- F/Sgt R. Williston RCAF (taken POW)
- Sgt J. Arseneau RCAF (taken POW)
- Sgt J. Graham RAF (taken POW)
- Sgt G. Aitken RCAF (taken POW)
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