Ralph Wetley Franke
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-13823.jpeg
UPL 13823
Michael H Primus Crew
Ralph Franke was a passenger on the last flight of the 43-37776. He was killed when it crashed on the 27th of September 1944.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-810215
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Heavenly Body
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brome
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Beaver, PA | 28 January 1913 | |
Enlisted |
New Cumberland, PA | 10 April 1942 | |
Died |
near Nailstone, UK | 27 September 1944 | Died in the crash of B-17G 43-37776 while on a night training mission |
Buried |
Plot E Row 2 Grave 20 Cambridge American Cemetery Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Madingley Road Coton CB23 7PH Cambridge United Kingdom |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia