The son of Alfred M. and Joohana Bissonette, Charles Arthur Bissonette served two years in the United States Naval Reserve before he went to Canada to enlist in the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force on 17 October 1916. He joined the Royal Flying Corps in March 1917. Flying the S.E.5a with 64 Squadron in 1918, he scored six victories before being reassigned to 24 Squadron on 24 September 1918.
1910 residence was Toledo, Ohio. Listed as Charles Arthur Bisonette on Attestation Paper.
Victories
Date
Time
Unit
Aircraft
Opponent
Location
1
17 Mar 1918
1135
64
S.E.5a
Pfalz D.III (OOC)1
Biache
2
23 Mar 1918
1110
64
S.E.5a (C9493)
Two-seater (DES)
Havrincourt Wood
3
09 May 1918
1042
64
S.E.5a (C9517)
Halberstadt C (OOC)
Monchy
4
09 May 1918
1043
64
S.E.5a (C9517)
Pfalz D.III (OOC)
Boiry
5
31 May 1918
1940
64
S.E.5a
Albatros D.V (DES)
La Bassée
6
31 May 1918
1940
64
S.E.5a
Albatros D.V (DES)
La Bassée
1
Shared with Capt Edmund Tempest, Lt JFT Barrett, Lt Stringer, Lt Hendrie
