| Name | Peirce, Richard Jackson ‡ |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Serial Number | O-800760 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #50 dated 17 July 1943, effective 17 July 1943. |
| Duty | Navigator |
| MOS | 1034 - Navigator |
| Last Duty Date | 9 September 1943 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11) |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 775⇓ (9.803 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Riddel, Jacques Eugene⇗ | Pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Holland, Warren Benjamin⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Peirce, Richard Jackson | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Hawes, Harry Albert⇗ | Bombardier | EV |
| T/SGT. Kirby, Charles Lawrence, Jr⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| T/SGT. Hamblin, Oscar Klass⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | EV |
| S/SGT. Saperstein, Harry (NMI)⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Ross, William Howard⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Morley, James Patrick⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Ruch, Edward Fred⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15⇗ | 15 August 1943 |
Target: Poix-en-Picardie and Amiens-Glisy Airfields Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Poix-de-Picardie & Amiens, France |
Navigator | 42‑3455⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 16⇗ | 16 August 1943 |
Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Navigator | 42‑3455⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 17⇗ | 17 August 1943 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑5051⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 18⇗ | 27 August 1943 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Watten, France |
Navigator | 42‑3455⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 20⇗ | 3 September 1943 |
Target: Air Park and Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
Navigator | 42‑3455⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 21⇗ | 6 September 1943 |
Type: Industry Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑3455⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Out of gas (both wings hit by flak), FW-190 finished them off, crashed in the Bois des Moines, 11 miles NNW of d'Airion and about 16 miles NE of Beauvais, France; MACR 775. Sortie Report⇗ |