Francis Asbury Sayers Jr
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 44730 - T/Sgt Francis Asbury Sayers Jr, 384th BG.
Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. John Whitesides crew. 32 combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14101620 / O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady Margaret
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little Cinder
- Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Pittsburgh, PA | 4 November 1923 | Son of Francis A Sr and Marion E [Coyne] Sayers. |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA | 17 November 1943 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Other Take off crash RTD |
Grafton Underwood, UK | 10 January 1945 - 10 January 1945 | Survived take off crash in B-17 42‑97263. RTD |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
10 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Salford, PA | 2 September 2009 | |
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Buried |
Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Ambler, Montgomery County, PA | 11 September 2009 | Whitemarsh Memorial Park Ambler, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
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Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/94401883-francis-a-sayers
https://www.fold3.com/record/87479017-francis-a-sayers
https://www.fold3.com/record/620429633-francis-sayers-1923
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=7994
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77085615/francis-a_-sayers
https://www.fold3.com/record/94401883-francis-a-sayers
https://www.fold3.com/record/87479017-francis-a-sayers
https://www.fold3.com/record/620429633-francis-sayers-1923
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=7994
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77085615/francis-a_-sayers
AAIR 45--0-10-519 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
