Francis Xavier Neuner Sr

Military
media-36968.jpeg UPL 36968 "Major Snyder and lead crew on bombing mission to Orleans-Bricy, France, in front of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 303rd Bomb Group, England. 5 February 1944."

Rear L-R: Capt Robert W Sheets, 1Lt George T Orvis, 2Lt Dallas E Kendall, 1Lt Ingvald Magnus Iverson, Maj Edgar E. Snyder

Front L-R: S/Sgt Leonard C Smith, S/Sgt James F. Donnelly, S/Sgt Francis Xavier Neuner, T/Sgt Fred T Kuehl, S/Sgt Earl J King, Sgt Joseph R Gervais

Object Number - UPL 36968 - "Major Snyder and lead crew on bombing mission to Orleans-Bricy, France, in front of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 303rd Bomb Group, England. 5...

Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 38 x combat missions. 1-Dec-43 on return from mission to Solingen, Germany, B-17 42-31243 ran out of fuel and ditched in the English Channel where ASR took them to Manston. 10 Returned to duty (RTD). Pilot was Alan Eckart. Gained a goldfish club membership.



Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot / Co-pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Scorchy
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Saint Louis, MO 12 January 1922 Son of Louis J and Johanna M Neuner.

Enlisted

Jefferson Barracks, Lemay Township, MO 63125, USA 12 November 1942

Died

Pensacola, FL 10 January 2014

Buried

Barrancas National Cemetery Pensacola, Escambia County, FL 13 January 2014 Barrancas National Cemetery Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida
St. Louis, MO, USA

Based

Molesworth Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123328768/francis-xavier-neuner
Removed # from A/C serial to aid clarity and consistency

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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-nopq.html#N">http://303rdbg.com/rost-nopq.html#N> ,  Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 402

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