Melvin C Franklin
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) 28 July 1944.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31266666
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady be good
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Killed in Action |
28 July 1944 | ||
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Born |
Louisiana | ||
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Buried |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 7827 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.
Changes to unit associations according to 'Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces' Bishop & Hey
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
ABMC, MACR 7828 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia