William Leroy Pierson
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 563BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. 2 x combat missions. Shot down by 20mm shells from Me109's on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8-Mar-44, B-17 42-30340 'Screamin Red Ass' crashed West of Magdeburg, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3079
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32003112 / O-748141
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dry Run, Screamin Red Ass
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA | 24 August 1922 | Son of Raymond John Pierson and Marion C Root. |
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Died |
8 March 1944 | ||
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Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery | 4 August 1949 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia Section 34 Site 2347 |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Knettishall | 8 March 1944 | Assigned to 563BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3079 / MACR 3079, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database