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SIERZANT, Walter Stanley Jr - Date of
birth
18 April 1925 -
Age
19 -
Place of birth
Nanticoke, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
T-134780 -
Rank
Flight Officer -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
407th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 February 1945 - Place of
death
Dunkirk, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 13 | 47 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Walter S. Sierzant (father)
Anna (Wiencek) Sierzant (mother)
Edward W. Sierzant (brother)
Henry A. Sierzant (brother)
Cecilia Sierzant (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38735 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Flat Top
Destination: Dresden, Germany
MACR: 12354
More information
F/O Walter S. Sierzant enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 16 June 1943.The plane was shot down by flak.
F/O Sierzant didni' leave the airplane and was initially buried at the cemetery of Coudekerque, France.
He was later buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Champigneul, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com - Andy
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Usafdo / Cherie T