Francis served as a Technical Sergeant & Waist Gunner on B-17F "Sondra Kay" #42-5906, 562nd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Dawson County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 1, 1940, prior to the war, in Lubbock, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the production of rubber goods and also as Single, without dependents.
Mother Died in Abilene in 1931 - Cause TB - Father Re-married buried Riverside California
Francis was "Killed In Action" when his B-17, after receiving battle damage on a bombing raid over La Pallice, France, crash landed at Upper Cilgee Farm, Llanyre, two miles from Llandrindod Wells, Wales, during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 18019453
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Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-5906:
Ball, Herman J ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Wisconsin
Broach, Frank N, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, Texas
Cox, Henry O, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Tennessee
Curry, Francis H ~ T/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Texas
Gromis, Donald P ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Pennsylvania
Kloza, Otto V ~ T/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Wisconsin
Leventhal, Robert B ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Missouri
Lewis, Joshua M ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Maryland
Martin, George R ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Indiana
Rubin, Albert ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Illinois
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Dawson County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 1, 1940, prior to the war, in Lubbock, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the production of rubber goods and also as Single, without dependents.
Mother Died in Abilene in 1931 - Cause TB - Father Re-married buried Riverside California
Francis was "Killed In Action" when his B-17, after receiving battle damage on a bombing raid over La Pallice, France, crash landed at Upper Cilgee Farm, Llanyre, two miles from Llandrindod Wells, Wales, during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 18019453
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Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-5906:
Ball, Herman J ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Wisconsin
Broach, Frank N, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, Texas
Cox, Henry O, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Tennessee
Curry, Francis H ~ T/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Texas
Gromis, Donald P ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Pennsylvania
Kloza, Otto V ~ T/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Wisconsin
Leventhal, Robert B ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Missouri
Lewis, Joshua M ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Maryland
Martin, George R ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Indiana
Rubin, Albert ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Illinois
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Francis served as a Technical Sergeant & Waist Gunner on B-17F "Sondra Kay" #42-5906, 562nd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Dawson County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 1, 1940, prior to the war, in Lubbock, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the production of rubber goods and also as Single, without dependents.
Mother Died in Abilene in 1931 - Cause TB - Father Re-married buried Riverside California
Francis was "Killed In Action" when his B-17, after receiving battle damage on a bombing raid over La Pallice, France, crash landed at Upper Cilgee Farm, Llanyre, two miles from Llandrindod Wells, Wales, during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 18019453
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Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-5906:
Ball, Herman J ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Wisconsin
Broach, Frank N, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, Texas
Cox, Henry O, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Tennessee
Curry, Francis H ~ T/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Texas
Gromis, Donald P ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Pennsylvania
Kloza, Otto V ~ T/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Wisconsin
Leventhal, Robert B ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Missouri
Lewis, Joshua M ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Maryland
Martin, George R ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Indiana
Rubin, Albert ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Illinois
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Dawson County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 1, 1940, prior to the war, in Lubbock, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the production of rubber goods and also as Single, without dependents.
Mother Died in Abilene in 1931 - Cause TB - Father Re-married buried Riverside California
Francis was "Killed In Action" when his B-17, after receiving battle damage on a bombing raid over La Pallice, France, crash landed at Upper Cilgee Farm, Llanyre, two miles from Llandrindod Wells, Wales, during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 18019453
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Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-5906:
Ball, Herman J ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Wisconsin
Broach, Frank N, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, Texas
Cox, Henry O, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Tennessee
Curry, Francis H ~ T/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Texas
Gromis, Donald P ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Pennsylvania
Kloza, Otto V ~ T/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Wisconsin
Leventhal, Robert B ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Missouri
Lewis, Joshua M ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Maryland
Martin, George R ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Indiana
Rubin, Albert ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Illinois
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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