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SSgt Kenneth B. Pierson

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SSgt Kenneth B. Pierson Veteran

Birth
Death
13 Nov 1943
Germany
Burial
Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium Add to Map
Plot
Plot D Row 9 Grave 32
Memorial ID
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Waist S/Sgt Pierson, Kenneth B. KIA
Hometown: St. Francisville, IL
Squadron: 564th BS 389th Bomb Group
Service # 15330781
Awards: Purple Heart
Pilot 1/Lt Norval K. Peterson

Target:Bremen, Germany
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#: 2502
Date Lost: 13-Nov-43
Serial Number: 42-72875
Aircraft Model B-24D-165-CO
Aircraft Letter: K
Aircraft Name: LADY LIBERTY?
Location: Janneby, Germany
Cause: Mid-Air Collision 10 KIA.

389th BG loses two aircraft that collided or were lost to German fighters. It is unclear which was the case.

The LADY LIBERTY Crew
Lt. Norval Oscar Peterson, Pilot.
1Lt. Leroy Raymond Bossetti, Co-Pilot, KIA.
2Lt. Eugene F. McKeon, Navigator.
2Lt. Hayes Harman, Jr., Bombardier, KIA.
TSgt. Haskell W. Wright, Top Turret Gunner, KIA.
TSgt. Francis C. McClanahan, Radio Operator, KIA.
SSgt. William F. Brooks, Ball Turrett Gunner, KIA.
SSgt. Kenneth B. Pierson, Left Waist Gunner, KIA.
SSgt. James R. Yarbrough, Right Waist Gunner, KIA.
SSgt. Charles . Openlander, Tail Gunner, KIA.
Waist S/Sgt Pierson, Kenneth B. KIA
Hometown: St. Francisville, IL
Squadron: 564th BS 389th Bomb Group
Service # 15330781
Awards: Purple Heart
Pilot 1/Lt Norval K. Peterson

Target:Bremen, Germany
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#: 2502
Date Lost: 13-Nov-43
Serial Number: 42-72875
Aircraft Model B-24D-165-CO
Aircraft Letter: K
Aircraft Name: LADY LIBERTY?
Location: Janneby, Germany
Cause: Mid-Air Collision 10 KIA.

389th BG loses two aircraft that collided or were lost to German fighters. It is unclear which was the case.

The LADY LIBERTY Crew
Lt. Norval Oscar Peterson, Pilot.
1Lt. Leroy Raymond Bossetti, Co-Pilot, KIA.
2Lt. Eugene F. McKeon, Navigator.
2Lt. Hayes Harman, Jr., Bombardier, KIA.
TSgt. Haskell W. Wright, Top Turret Gunner, KIA.
TSgt. Francis C. McClanahan, Radio Operator, KIA.
SSgt. William F. Brooks, Ball Turrett Gunner, KIA.
SSgt. Kenneth B. Pierson, Left Waist Gunner, KIA.
SSgt. James R. Yarbrough, Right Waist Gunner, KIA.
SSgt. Charles . Openlander, Tail Gunner, KIA.

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Illinois.



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  • Maintained by: John Dowdy
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56360316/kenneth_b-pierson: accessed ), memorial page for SSgt Kenneth B. Pierson (unknown–13 Nov 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56360316, citing Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium; Maintained by John Dowdy (contributor 47791572).