Raymond Richard Francis

Military

media-45869.jpeg UPL 45869 John R. Tanner Crew
"Lassie Come Home"
401st BG 612th SQ
Back row left to right: Harvey Cable, Edward P. Daniel, Raymond Francis , Phil C. Staley, William Licouris
Front row: Ken Strom (second from left, front row)

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Object Number - UPL 45869 - John R. Tanner Crew "Lassie Come Home" 401st BG 612th SQ Back row left to right: Harvey Cable, Edward P. Daniel, Raymond Francis , Phil C....

Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD

Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

401st Bomb Group

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

612th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

John R Tanner

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-803901
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-39943

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Lassie Come Home
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Places

Bomber crews from the 401st Bomb Group look over P-51 Mustang, FT-T, serial number 43-12172, of the 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, at Deenethorpe airfield. One of their B-17 Flying Fortresses is in the background. Printed caption on reverse of print: '...401st Bomb Group look over a North American P-51 Mustang at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 December 1943.'

Deenethorpe

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Benefield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Oakland, CA	24 April 1924
Died		14 July 2016
Based	Deenethorpe		Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date17 Oct 2021 17:10:05

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Date17 Oct 2021 15:19:08

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Date14 Oct 2021 20:10:25

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1348

Date27 Sep 2014 18:22:13

ContributorAAM

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1348