Jesse D Franks Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
All information correct as on Roll of Honor board
Object Number - UPL 13253 - 93rd Bomb Group Roll of Honor at Hardwick Airfield Memorial Museum.
1st Lt. Jesse "Red" Franks, Jr. was killed in action (KIA) while on TDY to 9th Air Force on the Ploesti bombing mission when his assigned B-24D, Eurocyldon The Storm, 42-40612, was shot down and crashed in flames from low altitude. Two of the crew, SSgt. Charles Reed and SSgt. James Vest survived bailing out of their bomber and were taken prisoner. 2 POW. 10 KIA. 1 Aug 1943.
Awards : Distinguished Flying Cross - Air Medal - Purple Heart - European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal - WWII Victory Medal
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Euroclydon The Storm
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in action |
1 August 1943 | ||
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Born |
Columbus, Mississippi | ||
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Buried |
Revisions
Moved his nickname to the nickname field from the middle name field.
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
ABMC MACR 6465 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
