Francis E Ferguson

Military

Reported to the ETO on 13 Sep 1943. Flew on Gustave Holmstrom crew.



On 8 Oct 1943 crash landed in 'Liberty Belle' B-17 #42-5889 on return from mission to Poland. 10 RTD.



Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30707 'Piccadilly Commando', POW.



POW, PH

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-30707

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Piccadilly commando
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

42-5889

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Liberty Belle
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 389th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bergen, New York, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 14 October 1943

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 816 / MACR 816, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop and Hey pp. 320, 334, First Over Germany pg. 169, NARA, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…