Francis X Banda
MilitaryShot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30175, Prisoner of War (POW). This was his first mission. He was on the Richard A. Butler crew.
POW
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
10 January 1921 | ||
Died |
10 May 1958 | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 14 October 1943 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 822 / MACR 822, First Over Germany pg. 172 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database