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SGT Franklin E. Pletcher

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SGT Franklin E. Pletcher

Birth
Death
24 May 1944 (aged 29)
Burial
New Lexington, Perry County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
Plot
Ward 1NA Row 14
Memorial ID
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US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II
Gunner Sgt. Franklin E. Pletcher KIA
Hometown: Ohio
Squadron: 720th BS 450th Bomb Group 15th AF
Service #35216511
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Pilot 1st/Lt. Francis D. Layton MIA/KIA

Target: Vienna Austria (Weiner Neustad )
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



US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II
Gunner Sgt. Franklin E. Pletcher KIA
Hometown: Ohio
Squadron: 720th BS 450th Bomb Group 15th AF
Service #35216511
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Pilot 1st/Lt. Francis D. Layton MIA/KIA

Target: Vienna Austria (Weiner Neustad )
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




Inscription

Ohio Sgt 470 AAF Bomb World War II

Gravesite Details

World War II marker


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