Monuments
Leiston Airfield (Station 373) and 357th & 358th Fighter Group Memorial
357th Fighter Group Roll of Honor
Name:
Jacob F. Giel
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-831668
Unit:
362nd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1945-04-03
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery, Netherlands
Plot:
Tablets of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
Jacob F. Giel was born on May 5, 1922, in Chicago, Illinois, son of Frank Giel and Margaret Dinjer Giel. He served in the 362nd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group as a Second Lieutenant during World War II. 2LT Giel was Killed in Action on April 3, 1945, when a drop tank from another aircraft in the formation took off part of his right-wing, causing him to crash into the North Sea aboard the P-51D #44-14682 "Winnie Gal." He is buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.