Name:
Joseph George Gisavage
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
12219666
Unit:
496th Bomber Squadron, 344th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-06-10
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France
Plot:
A
Row:
10
Grave:
7
Decoration:
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
SSgt Joseph George Gisavage, mechanic of the B-26 Marauder 42-107574, took off from station 169 in Stansted Mountfitchet , Essex, UK on a bombing mission over Valognes. However, they came under heavy anti-aircraft fire and were hit. The plane exploded on contact with the ground at 0735.