Francis A Stadnicki
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UPL 26366
Francis A Stadnicki - Alumni 1943 Providence College Rhode Island. KIA December 23, 1943.
Assigned to 441st BS, 320th BG, 12th AF. Failed to Return (FTR) from diversion mission to gun emplacements near Breisach, Germany. Flak hit over the target cut A/C B-26 42-95753 in two just aft of top turret, rolled over into shallow spin, exploded on hitting ground. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11591.
Awards: AM, PH.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Service Numbers: 16119209/ O-705917
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Taboo My Gal
- Unit: 320th Bomb Group 441st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Providence County, RI, USA | 8 July 1942 | |
Died |
Breisach, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) from diversion mission to gun emplacements near Breisach, Germany. Flak hit over the target cut A/C B-26 42-95753 in two just aft of top turret, rolled over into shallow spin, exploded on hitting ground. KIA MACR 11591. |
Providence County, RI, USA | |||
Based |
Hethel | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 441st BS, 320th BG, 12th AF. |
Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold Departement de la Moselle Lorraine, France |
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