Francis Xavier Neuner Sr
MilitaryRear 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
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
- 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: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot / Co-pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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. |
Revisions
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123328768/francis-xavier-neuner
Removed # from A/C serial to aid clarity and consistency
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…
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