Lt. Ernest N. Vienneau

1919 - 1944  (25 years)

• Name	Ernest N. Vienneau
  Prefix	Lt.
  Birth	9 Sep 1919	Millinocket, ME
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Nov 1944	Maribor, Yugoslavia
  Burial	9 Oct 2021	Millinocket, ME
  Person ID	P54115	Violette Family
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	Joseph Roma Vienneau,   b. 31 Mar 1891, Bathurst, NB d. Feb 1963, Millinocket, ME (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Gertrude Violette,   b. 14 Jul 1893, Van Buren, ME d. 26 Jun 1974, Millinocket, ME (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	3 Jun 1913	Van Buren, ME
  Notes	DOM: Genealogies of the Catholic Families of Maine, New Brunswick, and the Province of Quebec
  Family ID	F3223	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Co-Pilot, Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress (tail #44-6630), 340th Bombardment Squadron, 97th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 15th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Force, World War II; Mediterranean Theater of Operations. Missing In Action when his B-17G, after being hit by German flak, crashed in the Adriatic Sea. Body recovered from a B-17 bomber plane near Vis Island, Croatia. Purple Heart Air Medal His name is listed in the Tablets of the Missing at the Florence American Cemetery. Source: "WWII pilot from Millinocket missing in action for 75 years will be buried with military honors", Lisa Russell, Bangor Daily News, Aug. 21, 2021. 2LT 340 Bomb Sq, 97 Bomb Group (H) https://bangordailynews.com/2021/08/21/news/penobscot/wwii-pilot-from-millinocket-missing-in-action-for-75-years-will-be-buried-with-military-honors/ The following PBS film "A Solemn Promise" is about the recovery of Lt. Vienneau. https://www.pbs.org/video/a-solemn-promise-nmtl3l/?fbclid=IwAR0Xl3i8CuD8UN9tXMkvDT_U4Z8_xlwbcqAeMKroV7HILq_mdJK8UMzORBM