Franklin Charles Wassow
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 14568
McArthur Crew, Tommy Thumper II, B24 42-94811
Killed in Tommy Thumper II over England near Norwich when the engine failed during a steep turn on a practice mission. All crew were killed.
Sgt Wassow (born Wussow) was the child of two blind parents. He entered the service from Salina, Kansas.
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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: Tommy Thumper II
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 467th Bomb Group 4th Bomb Squadron 790th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Memorial
- Known as: Church Street
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
Norwich, Norfolk, England | 22 January 1945 | |
Buried |
Plot G Row 3 Grave 157 | ||
Born |
Missouri, USA | ||
Other Entered service from |
Salina, KS, USA |
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Sources
American Battle Monuments Commission
Find A Grave Memorial# 56295361
www.usaafdata.com
http://www.oldcatton.com/archive/featured_articles/tommy_thumper.pdf
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Sources
Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia