Name:
Gerald E. Hirschman
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-699931
Unit:
856th Bomber Squadron, 492nd Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-06-04
State:
Nebraska
Cemetery:
Saint Michael's Cemetery, Hartington, Nebraska
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
Gerald E. Hirschman was born in 1922. He was the son of Clarence Hirschman and Sena Hirschman. A navigator of a plane, his B-24H #42-95160 took off from England on a bombing mission over Avord, France, on 4 June 1944. For an unknown reason, the plane stalled and spun out of control, and crashed at Garvestone, Norfolk, England.
2Lt Hirschman, along with all his crew was buried at the US Cemetery at Madingley on 5 June 1944. His remains were later repatriated and he is now buried in the Saint Michael's Cemetery, Hartington, Cedar County, Nebraska, USA.
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