Girard J. Pepin

The Man Behind the Name

§ Biography

MACR-2925 Account

Sgt. Girard J. Pepin (35409142) served as a gunner aboard B-24H 41-28228, 409th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. The aircraft was lost on 5 February 1944 during a mission to Bordeaux, France.

Pepin bailed out and was taken prisoner of war. He reported that the plane broke apart in the air following fighter attacks over the Bordeaux area.

Service record.

§ As Catalogued

Serial Number

35409142

Missions flown.

1 catalogued · 05 Feb 1944

The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.

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