Richard Edward Francis Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 510BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Dessau in B-17 42-31721 'Black Magic'; Shot down flak and fighters 28-May-44 . Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5334
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13059682 / O-801999
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Black Magic
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago, IL | 3 June 1922 | Son of Richard Edward and Ellen [Petersen] Francis. Grandson of Elvina Francis. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 28 May 1944 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
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Other Baled out POW |
Dessau / Leipzig | 28 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Dessau in B-17 42-31721 'Black Magic'; Shot down flak and fighters 28-May-44 . POW MACR 5334 |
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Died |
Visalia, CA | 6 March 1976 | |
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Buried |
Visalia Public Cemetery Visalia, Tulare County, CA | 10 March 1976 | Visalia Public Cemetery Visalia, Tulare County, CA |
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Based |
Polebrook | 28 May 1944 | Assigned to 510BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | ||
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. |
Revisions
Added POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5334 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database