Francis Wilhelm De Mand

Military
media-47849.jpeg UPL 47849 1LT Francis W. De Mand
Pilot
416th Bomb Group - 671st Bomb Squadron - 9th AF
KIA - 29 Sept 1944

Object Number - UPL 47849 - 1LT Francis W. De Mand Pilot 416th Bomb Group - 671st Bomb Squadron - 9th AF KIA - 29 Sept 1944

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Units served with

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Nicknames: It's Just a Step Over/Uncle Bob
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Melun, Alsace

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Haven, Kansas 19 March 1922

Died

Aldenhoven, Germany 29 September 1944 Shot down by flak on a mission to Julich, Germany. Crashed at Aldenhoven. A-20 #43-21724
Wichita, Kansas 303 South Hydralic

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Plot Plot I Row 13 Grave 11

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