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Personal info

Full name
GIGUERE, Henry Paul
Date of birth
22 April 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
O-762768
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Navigator
Unit
547th Bombardment Squadron,
384th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 July 1944
Place of death
South of Munich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 36 13

Immediate family

Members
George A. Giguere (father)
Blanche D. Giguere (mother)
George A. Giguere (brother)
Claire L. Giguere (sister)
Ceile L. Giguere (sister)
Dorothy Giguere (wife)

Plane data

Serial number
42-107064
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Munich, Germany
Nickname: Miss Fitt
Mission: Bombing of the Aero aircraft engine factory
MACR: 7553

More information

The entire nose section of the plane was blown off by a direct flak hit. It is supposed that Lt Giguere was blown out of the airplane.

Five crew members were taken prisoner, and four men were killed.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1940 Census, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Jac Engels, www.findagrave.com - TX Oma, Arie-Jan van Hees, Bombardier Class Book 43-18, Victorville AAF, California.