Francis J Phillips
MilitaryAssigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Coulanges Sur Yonne, France (Bridge) mission 25 June 1944. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 6738.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Queen of Hearts Lil Satan
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
Allentown, PA, USA | 23 January 1943 | |
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 25 June 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
|
Other Baled out |
60000 Beauvais, France | 25 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Coulanges Sur Yonne, France (Bridge) mission 25 June 1944. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 6738. |
| Pennsylvania, USA | |||
|
Based |
Kimbolton | 25 June 1944 | Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
379th Bomb Group Anthology, pg 122; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 311 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia