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Franklin served as a First Lieutenant on B-24D #41-24017, 400th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Livingston County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 11, 1941, prior to the war, in Buffalo, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Architect and also as Single, without dependents.
Franklin was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24, which took off from 5-Mile (Ward) near Port Moresby on an armed reconnaissance mission over Wewak, was believed to have failed to turn a proper course back to base and was lost at sea during the war.
He was awarded a Purple Heart.
Service # O-664340
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Airmen who perished on this flight:
Blocker, Robert H ~ T/Sgt, FL
Coston, John F ~ S/Sgt, TX
Hughes, Evan P ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, TN
Kouski, Alexander ~ T/Sgt, OH
Kwiatkowski, Bernard T ~ T/Sgt, NY
Oliver, James F ~ S/Sgt, OR
Pacheco, Joe B ~ S/Sgt, AZ
Peck, Franklin L ~ 1st Lt, NY
Rininsland, Donald A ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
Stuehmer, Lloyd A ~ 1st Lt, NE
Wimberly, Olin J ~ 1st Lt, FL
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
Please see www.pacificwrecks.com for more information on this flight.
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Franklin served as a First Lieutenant on B-24D #41-24017, 400th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Livingston County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 11, 1941, prior to the war, in Buffalo, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Architect and also as Single, without dependents.
Franklin was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24, which took off from 5-Mile (Ward) near Port Moresby on an armed reconnaissance mission over Wewak, was believed to have failed to turn a proper course back to base and was lost at sea during the war.
He was awarded a Purple Heart.
Service # O-664340
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Airmen who perished on this flight:
Blocker, Robert H ~ T/Sgt, FL
Coston, John F ~ S/Sgt, TX
Hughes, Evan P ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, TN
Kouski, Alexander ~ T/Sgt, OH
Kwiatkowski, Bernard T ~ T/Sgt, NY
Oliver, James F ~ S/Sgt, OR
Pacheco, Joe B ~ S/Sgt, AZ
Peck, Franklin L ~ 1st Lt, NY
Rininsland, Donald A ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
Stuehmer, Lloyd A ~ 1st Lt, NE
Wimberly, Olin J ~ 1st Lt, FL
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
Please see www.pacificwrecks.com for more information on this flight.
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