Francis Thomas Glankler
Military
Left to right, back row:
Howard Spaulding, Herbert Boelter, David Morgan, James Eason, Murray Bell, Eugene Cole, David Edwards, William Shackelford, William Kemp, William McCoppin, Maynard Emlaw, Dustin Cowle, William Gill, Eugene Gentzler and Bruce Rowlett
Left to right, second row:
Charles Narvis and Joseph Kapr
Left to right, third row:
Raymond Comer, Alton Snyder, Robert Adams, Sherman Armsby, Robert Wright, Warren Ewert, John Black, Roswell Freedman (Squadron Commander), James Hall and Urban Drew
Left to right, fourth row:
James Donohue, William Rogers, John Thomas, Russell Sobieski, Merle Rainey, Dean Morehouse, Elroy Neely, Francis Glankler
Left to right, fifth row: Charles Cummins, 'Snitz' and Martin Johnson
Museum object reference no. BAM_0308 Bottisham Airfield Museum
Amended formatting of caption to make it easier to work out who is who.
Object Number - UPL 18345 - 375th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group. Bottisham, mid-July 1944. Left to right, back row: Howard Spaulding, Herbert Boelter, David...
Assigned to 375FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. 375th FS "D" Flight commander. Flew P-51 42-106811
'Suzy G' named for his wife.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Suzy-G
- Unit: 361st Fighter Group 375th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Tennessee | 1 February 1921 | Son of John L Glanker. |
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Enlisted |
Memphis, TN | 7 May 1942 | Memphis, Tennessee |
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Died |
Memphis, TN | 23 February 2000 | |
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Buried |
Calvary Cemetery Memphis, Shelby County, TN | 26 February 2000 | Calvary Cemetery Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee |
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Based |
Bottisham | Assigned to 375FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
8th AF News, September 2000 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
