Name:
Marcus C. Pierce
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
18151528
Unit:
527th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1943-12-30
State:
Louisiana
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
I
Row:
24
Grave:
18
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Sgt Marcus C. Pierce, belly gunner 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. Sgt Pierce never made it out of the plane.