John A Pierson
Military ROLL OF HONOURMade a forced landing at Wittering due to low fuel during a training flight on 1 Mar 1944 in P-38J AC#42-68113. RTD. Killed in Action (KIA) near Jussy in P-38 #42-68131
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Murph III
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron
Events
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Died |
22 June 1944 | ||
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Born |
Wakeeney, Kansas | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
France | 22 June 1944 | |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6244 / MACR 6244, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list