S/Sgt Ronald James Pearce (1913-1944)

S/Sgt Ronald James Pearce Veteran

Birth

13 Dec 1913

Camden County, New Jersey, USA

Death

8 May 1944 (aged 30)

Sehlem, Landkreis Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany

Burial

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial

Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium Add to Map

Plot

Plot C Row 17 Grave 5

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Ronald James Pearce, Son of Harry and Laura J Arnold, Husband of Rita Pearce of Camden, Camden, New Jersey USA. Ronald was served with the USAAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, B17G 42-102451 96th Bomb Group crashed near Sehlem, South of Hildesheim Germany...

A/C rammed by Me109, exploding due to wing tank fire on way down...
Crew:
Pilot: 1Lt. George T. Sterler 0-677607 USAAF POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia
Co-pilot: 2Lt. Melvin E. Baumgartel 0- 818811 USAAF KIA Fairmount Church Cemetery Pennsylvania, USA
Navigator: 1Lt. Abner M. Fisch 0-811604 USAAF KIA New Montefiore Cemetery New York, USA
Bombardier: 1Lt. John E. Bedell 0- 676879 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Eng/ttgr: t/Sgt. William J. Reagin 14138163 USAAF KIA Jonesboro City Cemetery Georgia, USA
RadioOp: T/Sgt. Thomas A. Montgomery 16013911 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Ball tgr: S/Sgt. Charles H. Goettling 39907604 USAAF KIA Morris Hill Cemetery Idaho, USA
RWaistgr: S/Sgt. Evert D. McMonigle 18131450 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
LWaistgr: S/Sgt. Ronald J. Pearce 32271971 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Tailgr: S/Sgt. Edward A. Muszynski 35374666 USAAF POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia

B-17 Waist Gunner. Assigned to 338th Bomb Sqn, 96th Bomb Grp, 8th AF . 29 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) from Berlin in B-17 42-102541 8-May-44; A/C rammed by Me109, exploding due to wing tank fire. Killed in Action (KIA). Missing Aircrew Report 4574

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