Name:
Richard R. Giersch
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
15329583
Unit:
527th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1943-12-30
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Brooklyn Heights Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio
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SSgt Richard R. Giersch, mechanic of the B-17 42-29963 “Judy”, took off from station 117 Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, UK at 0730 on a bombing mission over Ludwigshafen and Solingen. The plane’s no.1 engine suffered a direct flak hit right after bombs away. Wounded, the bomber was harassed by enemy fighters until part of the crew managed to bail out at 1259. SSgt Giersch jumped at too low an altitude.