Francis served as a First Lieutenant & pilot on A-20A #40-155, 89th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group, Light, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
A-20A #40-155 took off from Cairns Airfield, Queensland, Australia on a flight bound for Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The aircraft failed to arrive at its destination.
Francis was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight.
Service # O-442230
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Airmen who perished on A-20A #40-155:
Martin, Roger S ~ S/Sgt, NH
Noyes, Roland C, Jr ~ S/Sgt, TX
O'Leary, Cornelius F ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
Pruitt, Francis C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, LA
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Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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A-20A #40-155 took off from Cairns Airfield, Queensland, Australia on a flight bound for Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The aircraft failed to arrive at its destination.
Francis was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight.
Service # O-442230
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on A-20A #40-155:
Martin, Roger S ~ S/Sgt, NH
Noyes, Roland C, Jr ~ S/Sgt, TX
O'Leary, Cornelius F ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
Pruitt, Francis C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, LA
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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Francis served as a First Lieutenant & pilot on A-20A #40-155, 89th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group, Light, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
A-20A #40-155 took off from Cairns Airfield, Queensland, Australia on a flight bound for Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The aircraft failed to arrive at its destination.
Francis was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight.
Service # O-442230
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on A-20A #40-155:
Martin, Roger S ~ S/Sgt, NH
Noyes, Roland C, Jr ~ S/Sgt, TX
O'Leary, Cornelius F ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
Pruitt, Francis C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, LA
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A-20A #40-155 took off from Cairns Airfield, Queensland, Australia on a flight bound for Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The aircraft failed to arrive at its destination.
Francis was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight.
Service # O-442230
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on A-20A #40-155:
Martin, Roger S ~ S/Sgt, NH
Noyes, Roland C, Jr ~ S/Sgt, TX
O'Leary, Cornelius F ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
Pruitt, Francis C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, LA
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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