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name
PIERSON, George Robert - Date of
birth
15 August 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Prince William County, Virginia -
Hometown
Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36872450 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
728th Bombardment Squadron,
452nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
31 December 1944 - Place of
death
Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 18 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Frank Pierson (father)
Pearl Pierson (mother)
Franklin C. Pierson (brother)
Helen J. (Lupton) Pierson (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-37644 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Feather Merchant
Destination: Hamburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the oil refineries
MACR: 11231
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR 11231, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Marriage Record / Birth Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Arie-Jan van Hees