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PEARCE, Frederick E - Date of
birth
10 May 1921 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York -
Hometown
Niagara County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12025358 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
322nd Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 August 1943 - Place of
death
Geisenheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 25 | 36 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Freeman C. Pearce (father)
Hazel M. (Vaughan) Pearce (mother)
Alfred H. Pearce (brother)
Loyd R. Pearce (brother)
William C. Pearce (brother)
Jack D. Pearce (brother)
Edward R. Pearce (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-5139 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Chief Sly II
Destination: Schweinfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the ball bearing Industry
MACR: 276
More information
S/Sgt Frederick E. Pearce was a lineman before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the Armyof the United States in Niagara Falls, New York on 18 December 1941.S/Sgt Norbert G. Mathias:
An aircraft in our group right behind and to our right believed to be A/C 139 with #3 and #4 engine out and whole wing on fire was seen to hit the ground 10 miles south of Aachen at 1405 hours. It is believed that 4 parachutes came from this aircraft.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pearce Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Coleman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Michael V Drachman