[Alexander]

Hallo Bart,

Forgot the next details yesterday:

1) Soldier Brebart Henry, 127/86957, wounded during the bombing of Gossoncourt (Goetsenhoven) and died of his wounds at Louvain (Leuven) on the 12 of May 1940, born in Willemeau on 01 of May 1918, first buried at Louvain (Leuven) and later transferred to Evere cemetery, Pilot School Gossoncourt (Goetsenhoven), I/4 Squadron
2) Soldier Van Roelen Joseph Maurice, 257/5714, died during the bombing of Gossoncourt, was a sentinel of the main entrance when he was hit, born in Molenbeek-Wersbeek on the 10 of August 1917 and buried at Tirlemont (Tienen), 1 Regt Aé. Mil.

The AA artillery was manned by air force personal for the airfields Gossoncourt (Goetsenhoven) and Neerhespen. Don’t know for the others. Have to check this.
1 pilot died at Neerhespen:

Capt. René Dethier, 34029, born at Angleur on 04 of April 1914, first buried at Schaerbeek and transfered to Evere in 1948 (Have to check the archives for the first burial place. Schaerbeek (Brussels) seems fare away from Neerhespen!). Capt René Dethier was found in his plane 2 hours after the bombardment by 3 members of the AA artillery of 3 Regt Aé. Mil. He got hit in his abdomen by a bomb fragment.

Sources: military archives and intervieuw of survivor AA artillery of 3 Regt Aé. Mil. (one of the 3 who found Dethier)

Greetings from Belgium

Alexander