Harold F Francis
MilitaryCrashed at Ilvenstedt on 3 Feb 45 in B-17 'Birmingham Jewel' #42-97678, Prisoner of War (POW).
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Birmingham Jewell
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
11 November 1923 | ||
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
3 February 1945 | ||
|
Died |
13 January 2008 | ||
|
Buried |
Lakeview Cemetery |
Revisions
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
Added some Punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Deleted Bord Event and then added it back to clean up displaying of the date.
Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added Born and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 62513062.
Corrected Died event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 62513062.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Brought in information from duplicate record. Sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12217; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 335
MACR 12217 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database