Robert M Francis
Military
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UPL 39071
Capt. Robert M. Francis, 369th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group.
359th Fighter Group collection
Archived by Char Baldridge, Historian, 359th Fighter Group Association.
Posted by Janet Fogg, 359th Fighter Group Historian.
Capt. Robert M. Francis enlisted in his hometown of Chicago, IL, on 26 December 1942. Assigned to the 369th Fighter Squadron on 8 September 1944, he flew 54 combat missions with the 359th Fighter Group before completing his tour of duty on 22 September 1945.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History