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Kieras, Eugene J.

Date of birth:
1924
Date of death:
September 18th, 1944
Buried on:
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial
Plot: D. Row: 21. Grave: 11.
Service number:
36 480 578
Nationality:
American

Biography

Eugene J. Kieras reached the rank of Technical Sergeant. He was killed when the Consolidated B-24H Liberator 42-94886 "Feathered Injun", crashed after a supply flight during operation Market Garden.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
579th Bomber Squadron, 392nd Bomber Group (Heavy), 8th Air Force, US Army Air Force
Second AM awarded in the form of an oak leaf cluster to be worn on the ribbon of the first AM.
Air Medal (AM)

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