Francis M Bufkin

Military

Hit by flak on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 23Mar 1944, B-17G #42-39954 crashed W of Hanover, GR after the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW)

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Paper Doll
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 23 March 1944

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Sources

1999 Unit Roster, MACR 3344, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3344 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database