Albert Dean Franklin Sr
MilitaryTook part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-23936.
DFC/ Distinguished Unit Badge/ EAME Ribbon w/ 4 Bronze Stars/ Air Medal w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ Good Conduct Medal
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Queen Anne Margurite
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Linville Falls, North Carolina | 22 March 1921 | |
Died |
9 November 1992 | ||
Buried |
Pisgah Cemetery, Linville Falls, North Carolina |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / daughter, Tense Franklin Banks