Robert Wade BIESECKER

Source : JP Gentil & Ellen Marchese

28 November 1918 Charlotte Mecklenburg County

NORTH CAROLINA

Spouse : Dorothy RANKIN BIESECKER

Daughter : Sally BIESEDKER SEIDEL

Parents : Robert H BIESECKER & Minnie CONRAD

31 mars 1942 Winston Salem Burke County NORTH CAROLINA

Source : Andy

 CEMTERY TEMPORARY of  Saint Avold Cemetery, Metz N°3574

Story of Cemetery Temporary 

LORRAINE AMERICAN CEMETERY of Saint Avold

His biological parents were Robert and Minnie, but his mother died of the flu 7 weeks after he was born. It is Minnie’s sister who takes care of Robert and becomes his mother. As a young adult, he marries Dorothy on July 14, 1939; his wife gives birth to a little Sallie whom Robert will never see.

Robert joined the American army following the steep of Pearl Harbor, he became involved in the naval air program, and became a pilot of B 17, he and his crew of 10 men were stationed at Framlingham in England, and in October 1942, they were assigned to the 371th Bomber Squadron.

Their mission on 18 March 1944, to bomb a Messerchmitt ME 109 assembly plant over Augsburg in Germany, but the Rik-O-Shay III was shot down by 6 fighters.

Only 3 parachutes were seen, without knowing what happened to the 3 airmen.

Story :

The lieutenant and his crew had 2 mascots: Scrappy, the dog, and Joe, the little monkey.

Scrappy arrived on the crew during training in the United States, and he will go to England as well.

As for Joe, he was picked up from a nearby station.

Source : JP Gentil 

Source : Patootie

Crew of B17 Rik- O- Shay III - No. 42- 37925

1 Lt Robert Wade BIESECKER               Pilot St Avold

1 Lt Floyd Edwin BREEDLOVE              Copilot St Avold

2 Lt Théodore AYCOCK                           Bomber St Avold

2 Lt Irving Moberg NORDERDAHL       Navigator Cimetery San Bruno CALIFORNIA

Sgt Peter REPKA                                        Gunner St Avold

Sgt Dominick V. ROBBE                            Gunner Disparu

William Emmett ROOKS                          Gunner CimeteryWetumpka ALABAMA

Sgt Michael FAROWICH                          Gunner

Lt Harry HOUCK                                      Radio Engineer

Sgt Grover WALLACE                              Gunner

Source : Larranng898(Fold3)

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Source : Ancestry

Source : JP Gentil

Source : JP Gentil

2nd Lt Théodore AYCOCK

Source : Patootie & Ellen MArchese

Source : JP Gentil

Source : JP Gentil

Source : JP Gentil

Lexington City Cemetery Lexington, Davidson, NORTH CAROLINA

Source : Kathy Merris Mills 

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