Birth Date: 1916-August-23
Born: St. Boniface, Manitoba
Parents: Son of Morris and Louise (ne van Stayen) Lievense, of St. Boniface, Manitoba. Flight Sergeant Lievense was single, enjoyed playing baseball, roller skating and hiking.
Spouse:
Home: St Boniface, Manitoba
Enlistment: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Enlistment Date: 1941-April-03
Service
RCAF
Unit
6080 SE- Service Echelon (RAF)
Base
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
radio mechanic
Service Numbers
R/100278
One of two killed and sixteen missing from a glider that landed in the Arnhem area of Holland, enemy action.
Having landed with special radar equipment by glider during the opening phase of Market Garden, he died having been hit in the back by shrapnel from an exploding 88mm shell that landed in the grounds of the Hartenstein Hotel."in the morning"
(Other sources have Flight Sergeant Lievense with Unit 6110 Service Echelon)
St Boniface, Manitoba
Canadian Virtual War Memorial