Joseph Richard Gaiser
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. 34 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Bischoffsheim in B-17 42-102610 'Boomerang'; never made assembly, seen to explode on impact with sea near Beachy Head. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11243
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17113914 / O-760600
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Boomerang
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Buffalo, New York, USA | 6 May 1922 | Son of Jacob J and Wilhelmina Gaiser. |
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Enlisted |
Buffalo, NY | 15 December 1942 | Buffalo, New York |
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Died |
Off Beachy Head | 30 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bischoffsheim in B-17 42-102610 'Boomerang'; never made assembly, seen to explode on impact with sea near Beachy Head. KIA MACR 11243 |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Nuthampstead | 30 December 1944 | Assigned 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11243 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database