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GIARD, Robert N - Date of
birth
1920 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11032785 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Assistant Radio Operator/Gunner -
Unit
816th Bombardment Squadron,
483rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 July 1944 - Place of
death
Near Kempten, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 7 | 34 |
Immediate family
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Members
Arthur J. Giard (father)
Irene A. Giard (mother)
Irene Giard (sister)
Paul Giard (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-107172 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Memmingen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the airfield
MACR: 7153
More information
S/Sgt Robert N. Giard volunteered for the Air Corps of the U.S. Army in Boston, Massachusetts on 16 December 1941.Lt Col Willard S. Sperry:
"On 18 July 1944 the 483rd Bombardment Group went into the assigned target area without fighter escort or other group support. As the initial point was approached approximately seventy-five enemy fighters swept by the group formation on the right making a wide turn at the rear in preparation for a tail attack. Three B-17’s were shot to pieces while in level flight and while maintaining their positions in formation. A fourth went down, apparently shot out of control, and broke apart as soon as the ship went into a spin."
T/Sgt Wright W. McGee:
"I suppose he must have been killed after bailing out of plane."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Jul.44.html
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