Vallee, Charles Joseph (Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1942-December-09

Sergeant Charles Joseph Vallee RCAF

Birth Date: 1918-July-07

Born:

Parents: Son of Omer R. Vallee and Alzire Vallee, of Windsor.

Spouse:

Home: Windsor, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

130 Sqn- Squadron

Base

Bagotville, Quebec, Canada

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

R/109939

Final Burial
Google MapSt Alphonsus Roman Catholic Cemetery
St Alphonsus Ward Lot 78
130 Canadian Squadron, Bagotville, Quebec. Harvard aircraft 3294 and Harvard aircraft 3036 were flying in formation when the leading aircraft, 3036, left the formation. When the aircraft returned it cut the tail off 3294. The two Harvard aircraft crashed across the Saguenay River from RCAF Station, Bagotville, one mile east of St Fulgence, Quebec. The crew of 3294 bailed out to safety. Sergeant Vallee and FS J. Bertrand were both killed in aircraft 3036.

This incident involved multiple aircraft:

  1. Harvard Mk.IIB Serial: 3294
  2. Harvard Mk.IIB Serial: 3036

All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.

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