Helen E Pierson
Military
Nose art by Cpl Anthony Starcer. Roger Freeman Collection
Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 734 - Lieutenant Helen Pierson, an army nurse based at Wimpole Hall- an 8th Air Force hospital- near Bassingbourn, christens a B-17 Flying Fortress of the...
Lieutenant Helen Pierson was an army nurse based at the 163rd General Hospital at Wimpole Hall. She later married Major John D Davis, Commanding Officer of the 401st Bomb Squadron at Bassingbourn, and had a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 91st Bomb Group named in her honour: "Lady Helen of Wimpole".
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Commanding Officer
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
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Born |
Millbrook, NY 12545, USA | 13 August 1922 | Daughter of James and Hannah Pierson. |
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Died |
Jacksonville, FL, USA | 30 October 2010 | |
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Buried |
Bushnell, FL 33513, USA | Florida National Cemetery Bushnell Sumter County Florida, USA |
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Sources
Entry created using information taken from George Duncan's research paper - document 16225 - and image in caption of FRE734.
