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SGT Robert Donald Erisch

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SGT Robert Donald Erisch Veteran

Birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Death
7 Jun 1944 (aged 21)
Wetheringsett, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Burial
Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
Plot
Garden of Veterans, Lot 648, Space E
Memorial ID
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B-24H Liberator #42-94911, nicknamed
"Sweet Sioux" was struck by anti-aircraft fire
at nightfall while returning from mission over
France, killing three aboard.

Control of the bomber was lost after crossing
the channel and it went down near
Wetheringsett, Suffolk, England, but the
seven remaining crew members parachuted
before the crash.

Airmen killed in action were:

2nd Lt. Antoni H Grabowski
S/Sgt. Willard Johnson
Sgt. Robert D. Erisch
B-24H Liberator #42-94911, nicknamed
"Sweet Sioux" was struck by anti-aircraft fire
at nightfall while returning from mission over
France, killing three aboard.

Control of the bomber was lost after crossing
the channel and it went down near
Wetheringsett, Suffolk, England, but the
seven remaining crew members parachuted
before the crash.

Airmen killed in action were:

2nd Lt. Antoni H Grabowski
S/Sgt. Willard Johnson
Sgt. Robert D. Erisch

Inscription

SGT, 4 AAF BOMB SQ, 34 BOMB GP WORLD WAR II


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  • Created by: ShaneO
  • Added: Aug 2, 2015
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150116532/robert_donald-erisch: accessed ), memorial page for SGT Robert Donald Erisch (30 Jun 1922–7 Jun 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 150116532, citing Cadillac Memorial Gardens East, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by ShaneO (contributor 47009366).