John Stephen Gercovich
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Rustand crew. 9 missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg in B-17 42-97956 'PARD'; downed by fighters, crashed Libehna, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10148
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19000540 / O-748255
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pard
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
San Francisco, California, USA | 20 April 1925 | Son of Stephen Joseph and Hazel W Gercovich. |
Enlisted |
San Francisco, CA, USA | 15 September 1943 | Some training at Langley, VA. |
Killed in Action (KIA) |
San Francisco, CA, USA | 15 September 1943 | |
Died |
Libehna, Germany | 2 November 1944 | Temporally buried in Libehna, Germany Cemetery, until the war was over. |
Buried |
Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno, San Mateo County, CA | 21 December 1948 | From Grand Failly-Longuyon, France, his remains were returned to USA & buried at the Golden Gate National Cemetery (Section C, Site 248-D). |
Revisions
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Simply added the Country. Also Capitalized 'PARD' (name of the Aircraft) as it was on the plane. I have a photo of PARD, and that's how I know it was capitalized.
Personal Contact with Sister-In-Law (Margaret), NARA, Interment document.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10148 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database