Francis M Counselman
MilitaryShot down 9 November 1942 in B-17 41-24509 'Miss Swoose' while serving as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner. Aircraft shot down by AA fire and crashed into the sea near the target St. Nazaire, France . Prisoner of War (POW).
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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: Miss Swoose
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 November 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 9 November 1942 - 12 June 1945 | Held at Stalag 17B, Braunau-Gneikendorf, near Krems, Austria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 15-Jun-45. |
Born |
Washington DC |
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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources
Lee Cunningham 31-Oct-2104. Missing AIr Crew Report (MACR) 16010; National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16010 / MACR 16010, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 45 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database