Francis Anthony Roman

Military
media-22793.jpeg UPL 22793 1LT Francis A. Roman
Fighter Pilot
365th FG
WIA - 12 December 1944

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Object Number - UPL 22793 - 1LT Francis A. Roman Fighter Pilot 365th FG WIA - 12 December 1944

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Born

Conifer, Beaver Township, PA 15864, USA 16 August 1922

Enlisted

Philadelphia, PA, USA 1 May 1942

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Crashed

near Düren, Germany 12 December 1944 "Lt. Roman was too low when he dropped his bombs. His P-47 was caught in the blast, hit the ground and then cartwheeled before disintegrating. Although Roman was reported as having been killed, he survived the crash and was removed unconscious from his plane and taken to a hospital in Tongres. For more than a month he was in a coma, but awoke with no memory of what happened. After 18 months of rehab for head, arm and leg injuries, Roman left the USAAF and returned to civilian life." - Quoted from "Thunderbolts of The Hell Hawks" - page 107

Died

Harrisburg, PA, USA 24 September 2007 Beloved husband, father and grandfather, Francis Anthony Roman, age 85 passed away. He was born in Conifer, Jefferson County, Pa. to Joseph and Catherine Roman, he was the second of four siblings including Joseph, Margaret and Paul. Frank was a decorated World War II Pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt. He was a graduate of St. Francis College and Penn State University. He married Clara Hoffer White in October 1954 and they raised eight children as long standing members of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Penbrook. Farnk was a Fourth Degree in the Knights of Columbus and raised his family a a salesman with Don Edward & Company.

Buried

Annville, PA, USA 27 September 2007 Indiantown Gap National Cemetery Annville Lebanon County Pennsylvania, USA Plot: Section #29 Site #94
Cresson, PA 16630, USA

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Sources

Thunderbolts of The Hell Hawks - Barnes/Crump/Rutherford
page 107
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