Robineau Family Genealogy

I have just leaned of an upcoming book that may contain details on Rheal’s mission and crash near Frankenhofen.  Very exciting.  I may have to learn German.  The title of the book in English is: “The Downed: The Air War on 25 and 26 February 1944 over Augsburg and the Swabian Jura”

Several of my previous posts in this blog discuss Rheal Robineau, his crew mates and their bombing mission over Germany.  Well now, thanks to Joerg Mezger, who apparently is a person who goes around to German WWII crash sites and takes picture and occasionally recovers small pieces of “remains” from the plane, i have pictures of the crash site and some small remains of the plane.

Thanks Joerg

I have posted the pictures he has sent me.  Joerg also sent me a picture of Rheal’s grave site at Durnbach in Germany.Rheal – Germany 1Rheal – Germany 3Rheal – Germany 5Rheal – Germany 4

Leda Robineau (Malette) was my grandmother.  She was born in about 1895, in Ripon (Labelle) Quebec.  She eventually married Leonel Robineau in 1914 in Montpelier , Quebec.  She died in February 1969.

In the 1911 census, these were the family members living with Leda. She was 15 at the time and they lived in Ripon (Labelle). The two listed at over 70 years (Mathias and Elmire) old may be Joseph’s parents:

Joseph Malette  age 42
Alma Malette  age 42
Elzéar Malette  age 17
Daniel Malette  age 16
Leda Malette age 15
Henri Malette  age 13
Avila Malette  age 11
Dolorés Malette  age 6
Alcide Malette   age 4
Paul Emile Malette  age 2
Edna Malette  age 1
Mathias Malette  age 71
Elmire Malette age 75

The attached picture is of Leda (middle of bottom row).  I don’t know who the others are.