Name:
William H. Gieseke
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
Unit:
308th Bombardment Group
Date of Death:
1943-08-24
State:
California
Cemetery:
National Memorial Cem. of the Pacific, Hawaii
Plot:
P
Row:
Grave:
946
Decoration:
Comments:
William H. Gieseke was born on August 15, 1914. He served in the 308th Bombardment Group as a Technical Sergeant and an Engineer of an aircraft during World War II. William died on August 25, 1943 at the age of 29 and is now buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA. He 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.