Francis M Sullivan
Military
Ball Turret Gunner
95th BG - 334th BS
Shot down 6 March 1944. POW
Chris Brassfield
Object Number - UPL 16463 - SSGT Francis M. Sullivan Ball Turret Gunner 95th BG - 334th BS Shot down 6 March 1944. POW
Set afire by fighters on a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31251crashed ENE of Vechta, GR after the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2044722
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot/Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Larchmont, New York, USA | 25 April 1923 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 15 February 1944 - 15 May 1945 | Stalag Luft IV |
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Other Shot Down |
Vechta, Germany | 6 March 1944 | |
|
Died |
Crossville, TN, USA | 30 April 2008 | |
|
Buried |
10 May 2008 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA Plot: Sec 59 Site 3233 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2981 / MACR 2981, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
