Gielissen Fred F.

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

Fred F. Gielissen

Rank:

Corporal

Serial Number:

Unit:

India-China Wing, Air Transport Command

Date of Death:

1943-12-20

State:

Iowa

Cemetery:

Rock Island National Cemetery, Illinois

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

209

Decoration:

Comments:

Fred F. Gielissen was born on December 30, 1922. He served as a Corporal and Radio Operator on B-24D #42-40103, India-China Wing, Air Transport Command, U.S. Army Air Force that was lost in the Kunming, China area during WWII. He is now buried in the Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA. Fred was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China and ranked as a Private.