Francis Claude Eberhart
MilitaryThis photo was probably taken soon after the 487th Bomb Group arrived in England in April 1944. Roger Freeman Collection
Transferred biographical details to peoples' biographies
33 missions--13 B-24, 20 B-17
Flew on B-24H #42-52763 'Blow Job'
DFC 1C, AM 4C
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Blow Job
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Manchester, Iowa | 18 April 1918 |
Revisions
Transferred biographical details pertaining to Lay incorrectly added to photo caption of FRE 2047 by user PaulWebber
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.487thBG.org roster
NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/SquadronCOs.shtml