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Ernest J. Sierens, Pilot, 547th BS, 384th BG. MIA 12 August 1943, 42-30046, Mission No. 81

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Units

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

The insignia of the 547th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

547th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Ernest Joseph Sierens

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-665351
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-30046

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Merrie Hell
Unit: 544th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a wall. Six men standing in rear and four men seated in front

42-5849

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Hell's Belles II
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Locations

Netherlands American Cemetery

Site type: Cemetery
Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands

Mission

A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group that has crash landed. Written on slide casing: 'Raunchy crash TA.'

VIII Bomber Command 81

Date: 12 August 1943

Revisions

Date: 7 Oct 2023 18:51:40

Contributoracbernstein1

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Sources

Find A Grave memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56303864/ernest-joseph-sierens