Francis Wilson Drake
Military
Rear L - R: Frank Janish, Mechanic; Robert Pressler, BT; Wayne Anthony, RO; Unknown; Robert Worbois, TT; Thomas Duffy, Waist G; Bruce Drynab , Mechanic
Front L - R: Francis Drake, Co-Pilot; Carl Szell, Armorer; Ralph Ross, Pilot; Rinaldo Procario, Bombardier; Ernest Black, Navigator; Kenneth Harrison, Crew Chief
Seated - John Wilson, Armorer
Object Number - UPL 39249 - "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses in front of a Boeing B-17 "Big Barn Smell" at an 8th Air Force base in England on 23 June 1944." Rear L - R:...
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 37 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16029246 / O-753247
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Big barn smell
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
16 June 1918 | ||
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA | 22 July 1942 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Died |
6 February 2006 | ||
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Buried |
Mount Vernon Cemetery, Elizabeth, PA | 10 February 2006 | Mount Vernon Cemetery Elizabeth, Allegheny County, PA |
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Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Changes
Sources
379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, 1942-45; p. 160. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia