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Francis Alphonse Becker

Military

On 04 November 1942 Francis entered the service from Cincinnati, Ohio as a Private in the Air Corps. He had four years of high school education, was single, without dependents and his civilian occupation was listed as: "Stock clerks".

Our records indicate that Francis participated in Missions DETROIT, ELMIRA and the move from Ramsbury to Montalto in support of Operation DRAGOON.

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Units served with

C-47 Skytrains of the 83rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group.

437th Troop Carrier Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Troop Carrier

86th Troop Carrier Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Troop Carrier

Aircraft

42-100807

Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
Unit: 437th Troop Carrier Group 86th Troop Carrier Squadron

43-15311

Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
Unit: 437th Troop Carrier Group 86th Troop Carrier Squadron

Places

Lieutenant Don Handigard and Lieutenant "Cozy" Cole, pilots of the 437th Troop Carrier Group outside their Nissen hut at Ramsbury. Spring 1944. Image via Richard Denison. Written on slide casing: 'Don Handigard & "Cozy" Cole, 437 TCG, Ramsbury, Sp 1944, Handigard KIA 6/6/44.'

Ramsbury

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Ohio, USA	1 July 1922
Enlisted	Cincinnati, OH, USA	4 November 1942
Died	Ohio, USA	24 February 2011

Revisions

Date29 Apr 2018 13:50:15

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Mission Orders

Date29 Apr 2018 11:44:13

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Sources

NARA AAD
Findagrave
437th TCG Association Reunion Books
Mission Orders