Name:
Edward Joseph Gignac
Rank:
Major
Serial Number:
O-430806
Unit:
Headquarters, 352nd Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-06-07
State:
Massachusetts
Cemetery:
Epinal American Cemetery, Epinal, France
Plot:
A
Row:
33
Grave:
28
Decoration:
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
Major Edward J. Gignac, pilot of the P-51 Mustang 42-106661 “Hot Stuff”, took off from station 141 in Bodney, Norfolk, UK on a patrol mission over German-occupied France. While strafing a convoy near Le Merlerault at 1430 his plane was hit by flak and exploded in mid-air.