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1LT Francis Delano Layton

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1LT Francis Delano Layton

Birth
Centerburg, Knox County, Ohio, USA
Death
24 May 1944 (aged 27)
Wiener Neustadt Stadt, Lower Austria, Austria
Burial
Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy Add to Map
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Pilot 1st/Lt. Francis D. Layton MIA/KIA
Hometown: Ohio
Squadron: 720th BS 450th Bomb Group
Service #O-692558
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart

Target: Vienna Austria
Date Lost: 24-May-44
Serial Number: # 41-28975
Aircraft Model B-24H
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The 41-28975 crew
1st/Lt. Francis D. Layton Pilot MIA/KIA
Harry F. Reed Co Pilot POW
Zelig Finkelstein Navigator POW
2nd/Lt. Stanley Lewandowski Bombardier KIA
T/Sgt. William Teunis Jr. Engineer KIA
T/Sgt. Rodney L. Booker Radio Op. POW
S/Sgt. Franklin E. Pletcher Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Charles M. J. Trinnier Gunner KIA
Cpl. Frank Eugene Van Limburg Gunner KIA
Cpl. John Bendick Gunner KIA
Pilot 1st/Lt. Francis D. Layton MIA/KIA
Hometown: Ohio
Squadron: 720th BS 450th Bomb Group
Service #O-692558
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart

Target: Vienna Austria
Date Lost: 24-May-44
Serial Number: # 41-28975
Aircraft Model B-24H
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location:
Cause:

The 41-28975 crew
1st/Lt. Francis D. Layton Pilot MIA/KIA
Harry F. Reed Co Pilot POW
Zelig Finkelstein Navigator POW
2nd/Lt. Stanley Lewandowski Bombardier KIA
T/Sgt. William Teunis Jr. Engineer KIA
T/Sgt. Rodney L. Booker Radio Op. POW
S/Sgt. Franklin E. Pletcher Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Charles M. J. Trinnier Gunner KIA
Cpl. Frank Eugene Van Limburg Gunner KIA
Cpl. John Bendick Gunner KIA

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Entered the service from Ohio.

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  • Maintained by: John Dowdy
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56364862/francis_delano-layton: accessed ), memorial page for 1LT Francis Delano Layton (27 Sep 1916–24 May 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56364862, citing Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy; Maintained by John Dowdy (contributor 47791572).