Franklin Carl Hitzeroth

Military
media-26154.png UPL 26154 42-29914 BK-H, 384th Bombardment Group, 546th Bombardment Squadron 384th Bomb Group collection

Object Number - UPL 26154 - 42-29914 BK-H, 384th Bombardment Group, 546th Bombardment Squadron

Shot down 3 September 1943 in B-17 #42-29914. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #743

 

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-797139
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37461797
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mischief Maker
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Wayne, Illinois, USA 11 May 1922

Other

assigned

Grafton Underwood NN14, UK 19 August 1943 - 3 September 1943 Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 546th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #75 dated 19 August 1943, Justin Ralph Jones Crew. Two combat missions.

Died

18 April 1996 Burial: Lakewood Memorial Park Elgin Cook County Illinois, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

English Channel 3 September 1943

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 743 / MACR 743, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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