Francis H Chorak
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
42-C Echelon yearbook.
Object Number - UPL 38490 - Francis H. Chorak - 1942, aviation training in California. Echelon 42-C yearbook.
Shot down in 9 October 1942 in B-17F 41-9018 while serving as Pilot. Crashed into Channel. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 October 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Mount Shasta, California, USA | ||
|
Buried |
Colleville-sur-Mer, France | Normandy American Cemetery, Plot D, Row 10, Grave 32. | |
|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
English Channel | 9 October 1942 | Aircraft sustained battle damage on raid to Lille, France and crashed into the English Channel |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 17-Nov-2014. Added decoration; 92BG place association; edited biography for crew position.
Lee Cunningham 23-Oct-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 15218; American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC).
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15218 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
