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Girard J. Pepin

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.

Prisoner of War

Sortie Log

1 CATALOGUED SORTIE
05 FEB 1944

The sorties 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.

8AF Mission
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 210
05 FEB 1944
Chateaudun, France
B-24H serial 41-28228, assigned to the 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group, departed Station 104 on 5 February 1944 on a bombing mission to Chateaudun, France. The aircraft was last seen at 1143 between Tours and Chateaudun. Eyewitnesses reported the aircraft left the formation apparently under control, then approximately two minutes later was seen to blow up. Weather at the time was clear with unlimited visibility. German field-air-district records confirm a Liberator crashed at approximately 12:30 on 5 February 1944, 1 km north of Danze, 14 km west of Freteval, 24 km south-southwest of Chateaudun. Most of the crew of 10 survived and were captured by German forces.
41-28228