Francis Theodore Verfurth
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew number 59. 25 x combat mission. Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg in B-17 44-8080; A/C hit by flak 30-Nov-44, subsequent mid air collision with 42-97407 sealed his fate. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11131
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12130233 / O-817196
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Saint
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 30 November 1944
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Sebastian County, AR | 22 January 1916 | |
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Enlisted |
Camp Chaffee, Fort Smith, AR | 12 August 1942 | Camp Chaffee, Fort Smith, Arkansas |
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Died |
Flur Oberkotzau, Germany | 30 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg in B-17 44-8080; A/C hit by flak 30-Nov-44, subsequent mid air collision with 42-97407 sealed his fate. KIA MACR 11131 |
| Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA | Next of Kin; Wife Virginia Mae [Nee R?] Verfurth. | ||
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Framlingham | 30 November 1944 | Assigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Plot D Row 14 Grave 12 | ||
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Other Nav Training |
Ellington Field, TX | Advanced Navigation Course Class 44-3; Ellington Field, TX |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 11131
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 11131 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database