Ernest Joseph Sierens
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 13118 - 42-30046 BK-H, "MERRIE HELL", 384th Bomb Group, 546th Bomb Squadron. Shot down on 8th AF mission #81, 12 August 1943.
Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #38 dated 28 June 1943. Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30046 'Merrie Hell', Missing in Action (MIA).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39827007
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15117291
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35327752
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-670174
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 24 July 1943
- Date: 14 July 1943
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Missing in Action (MIA) |
Gelsenkirchen, Germany | 12 August 1943 | Lead Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑5849. High Squadron deputy. Damaged by flak; crashed near Gelsenkirchen, Germany. MACR 289 |
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Other Memorial |
Margraten, The Netherlands | Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands: Tablets of the Missing |
Revisions
Added a connection to Grafton Underwood, the home base for the 384th BG.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 289 / MACR 289, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database