Leroy Antone Funk

Military
media-20048.jpeg UPL 20048 Photograph from Franklin G. Barrett's memoir.

From Frank Barrett's Memoir

Object Number - UPL 20048 - Photograph from Franklin G. Barrett's memoir.

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30176 'Assassin', Evaded (EVD). See the page with full details about his evasion at https://www.evasioncomete.be/ffunkla.html

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Joseph Mario Aquino

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33284596
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Franklin Garfield Barrett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35374757
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Anthony L Carlone

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31119120
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

Emerson Leslie Davies

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 39603275
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Claude S Livingston

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

42-30176

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Assassin
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

6 August 1915 South Dakota

Other

bailed out

17 August 1943 of B-17 # 42-30176 over Belgium

Other

Landed in parachute

near Sint-Huibrechts-Lille, Belgium 17 August 1943

Other

Evaded capture (EVD)

17 August 1943 - 12 September 1943 helped by Belgian and French citizens and members of the Resistance
Conde, South Dakota, USA

Revisions

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ContributorED-BB
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Added address for his page at website www.evasioncomete.be

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 401

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 401 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 20048 - Photograph from Franklin G. Barrett's memoir.