William J Franke

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-14222.jpeg UPL 14222 Memorial on the Henham Park Estate, Suffolk

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Object Number - UPL 14222 - Memorial on the Henham Park Estate, Suffolk

Involved in a mid-air collision during form-up on a mission to Brunswick, GA on 29 Mar 1944 and crashed at Henham, Suffolk in B-24H #41-110033. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Arizona Rambler
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Brooklyn, New York 2 January 1923

Died

29 March 1944 KIA when, on 29 March 1944, two B24s collided over Henham, a few miles from Halesworth airfield. 9 Crew of the 41-110033 died, and 7 of the 41-8590. During the rescue operations the bomb load of one of the Liberators exploded, killing 6 men from Halesworth.

Buried/ Commemorated

Queens County, NY, USA Calvary Cemetery Woodside Queens County New York, USA

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Find A Grave Memorial# 130750589
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

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