Roderick Leland Francis
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 48947 - Lt Col Roderick L Francis, 750BS, 457BG
Assigned to 749BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 25-Apr-44 in B-17 42-97070. Evaded (EVD). MACR 4306
Failed to Return (FTR) Oranienburg in B-17 44-8368 10-Apr-45; shot down by enemy jet, crashed Bernau, Germany; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 13882
Awards: SS, DFC, AM (3OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-822900
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 749th Bomb Squadron 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 0-712905
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Lead Navigator
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Terry, MS | 5 December 1918 | Son of Samuel Edward Francis. |
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Enlisted |
Jackson, MS | 31 August 1942 | Jackson, Mississippi |
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Other Shot down EVD |
25 April 1944 | Shot down 25-Apr-44 in B-17 42-97070. Evaded (EVD). MACR 4306 | |
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Other Shot down POW |
Bernau, Germany | 10 April 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Oranienburg in B-17 44-8368 10-Apr-45; shot down by enemy jet, crashed Bernau, Germany; POW MACR 13882 |
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 10 April 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
31 August 1961 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Tucson, AZ | 5 October 1981 | |
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Buried |
8 October 1981 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia | |
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Based |
Glatton | 10 April 1945 | Assigned to 749BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
MACR 13882 / MACR 4306 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26686336/roderick-l-francis
1993 457th BGA Roster; MACR 4306/MACR 13882 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
