Franklin served as a Sergeant & Gunner on B-24J #42-73090, 515th Bomber Squadron, 376th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided at 503 Grand Avenue, Rochester, Monroe County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on December 29, 1941 in Rochester, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-24J #42-73090 crash landed in Austria during the war. Franklin was severely wounded in this crash.
Franklin was reported to have "Died Of Wounds" in a German Military Hospital by the Red Cross.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was the only crew member from this B-24 that lost his life.
Service # 12044206
Son of Mr. & Mrs. Oscar A. Hermann who resided in Rochester, New York.
Bio by:
Russ Pickett
Burial found by: Anne Cady
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He resided at 503 Grand Avenue, Rochester, Monroe County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on December 29, 1941 in Rochester, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-24J #42-73090 crash landed in Austria during the war. Franklin was severely wounded in this crash.
Franklin was reported to have "Died Of Wounds" in a German Military Hospital by the Red Cross.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was the only crew member from this B-24 that lost his life.
Service # 12044206
Son of Mr. & Mrs. Oscar A. Hermann who resided in Rochester, New York.
Bio by:
Russ Pickett
Burial found by: Anne Cady
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Franklin served as a Sergeant & Gunner on B-24J #42-73090, 515th Bomber Squadron, 376th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided at 503 Grand Avenue, Rochester, Monroe County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on December 29, 1941 in Rochester, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-24J #42-73090 crash landed in Austria during the war. Franklin was severely wounded in this crash.
Franklin was reported to have "Died Of Wounds" in a German Military Hospital by the Red Cross.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was the only crew member from this B-24 that lost his life.
Service # 12044206
Son of Mr. & Mrs. Oscar A. Hermann who resided in Rochester, New York.
Bio by:
Russ Pickett
Burial found by: Anne Cady
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided at 503 Grand Avenue, Rochester, Monroe County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on December 29, 1941 in Rochester, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-24J #42-73090 crash landed in Austria during the war. Franklin was severely wounded in this crash.
Franklin was reported to have "Died Of Wounds" in a German Military Hospital by the Red Cross.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was the only crew member from this B-24 that lost his life.
Service # 12044206
Son of Mr. & Mrs. Oscar A. Hermann who resided in Rochester, New York.
Bio by:
Russ Pickett
Burial found by: Anne Cady
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