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PIERSON, Kenneth Barnett - Date of
birth
6 March 1922 -
Age
21 -
Place of birth
Tennyson, Warrick County, Indiana -
Hometown
East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15330781 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Left Waist Gunner -
Unit
564th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 November 1943 - Place of
death
Bremen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 9 | 32 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Weaver K. Pierson (father)
Alice (Barnett) Pierson (mother)
Eugene M. Pierson (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-72875 -
Data
Type: B-24D
Nickname: Lady Liberty
Destination: Bremen, Germany
MACR: 2502
More information
Mid-air collision with Connelly. A/C 42-72868 crashed into 42-72875 and both went down over the target, just prior to releasing bombs, between 1117 and 1142 hours. 42-72868 may have been hit earlier by rocket fire and lost control, with the result that it smashed into plane 42-72875. The No. 4 engine of plane 42-72868 hit behind the No. 1 engine of plane 42-72875. Aircraft 42-72868 immediately broke up and the 42-72875 went into an almost vertical dive.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Michel Beckers, Terry Hirsch, www.389thbg.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov
Photo source: www.findagrave.com