Michael Pipock

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Black and white portrait of man, posed at an angle, wearing a uniform consisting of a shirt and tie There is a WWII-era badge of silver wings pinned above the left-side shirt lapel, and an Air Force patch on the left shoulder. Only the upper torso and head are visible. The man is looking directly at the camera and is not smiling UPL 60865 UPL 60865 Sgt. Michael Pipock, 749th BS, 457th BG. Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot E, Row 13, Grave 16

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Object Number - UPL 60865 - Sgt. Michael Pipock, 749th BS, 457th BG. Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot E, Row 13, Grave 16

Killed in Action (KIA) 25 November 1944



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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

People

Glen E Seeber

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17166374
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

French civillians inspect a crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-32086) nicknamed "You Never Know" of the 457th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '10/9/44 France.'

42-32086

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: You Never Know
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

25 November 1944

Born

Michigan

Buried

Revisions

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Contributoracbernstein1
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https://457thbombgroupassoc.org/lorraine-american-cemetery/

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ContributorLucy May
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56659550/michael-pipock

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Contributormseeber99
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Glen Seeber Personal Papers

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ContributorAAM
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1993 457th BGA Roster, ABMC / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Michael Pipock: Gallery (1 items)

Black and white portrait of man, posed at an angle, wearing a uniform consisting of a shirt and tie There is a WWII-era badge of silver wings pinned above the left-side shirt lapel, and an Air Force patch on the left shoulder. Only the upper torso and head are visible. The man is looking directly at the camera and is not smiling

Object number: UPL 60865 - Sgt. Michael Pipock, 749th BS, 457th BG. Lorraine...