Francis Furrelle
Military
William Furrelle
Object Number - UPL 34439 - Crew of the Jolly Roger. Navigator Francis "Frank" Furrelle, front row left
MOS-Navigator radar, damage over Berlin. Lost #1 and #4 engines, P51 led us over bombing air base in Lille, France. February 1945 we went into flat spin losing altitude over Germany. Hit on way out of Berlin and found ourselves going down over Berlin at 10,000 feet. I was back by myself on one of the largest raids on Berlin headed toward Koulene to avoid the Ruhr.
2 Battle Stars from European Theatre
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Jolly Roger
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron 755th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Yonkers, NY, USA | 30 August 1923 |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- His Nephew
