Franklin W. SOMMERS
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-742377 | ||||||
AGE | 20 yo | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 19 July 1923 Metamora Township, Woodford County | ||||||
ENLISTMENT STATE | ILLINOIS | ||||||
FAMILY |
Parents : William P & Millie M Gunsten SOMMERS Siblings : Mabel, Stanley H & Lloyd E | ||||||
RANK | Second Lieutenant | ||||||
FONCTION | CoPilot | ||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Attendants, filling stations and parking lots | ||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 3 April 1942 Peoria ILLINOIS | ||||||
SQUADRON | 559th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
GROUP | 387th Bomber Group, Medium | ||||||
ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 2 September 1943 |
Source : Carol Tyler ABMC | |||||
STATUS | KIA | ||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Bergues-sur-Sambre | ||||||
DATA PLAN |
B-26 Marauder - type B-15-MA - s/n 41-31629 TQ*V "Janet's Dream" Macr : 516 Mission: Lille aerodrome bombardment Takeoff station 162 Chipping Ongar, Essex Hit by the flak at 12,000 feet around 6:50 p.m., the right engine exploded and, following the explosion, caused the wings to separate Three bodies in the carcass could not be identified | ||||||
CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of St André N°3572
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CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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Crew of B-26 Marauder - type B-15-MA - s/n 41-31629 TQ*V "Janet's Dream"
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First Lieutenant | William F | VOSBURGH | Pilot | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-793205 - DFC/PH - Somerset, NEW JERSEY |
Second Lieutenant | Franklin W. SOMMERS | CoPilot | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-742377 - DFC/PH - Knox C, ILLINOIS |
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First Lieutenant | Andrew | RYAN | Navigator/Bomber | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-794055 - PH - Kings C, NEW YORK |
T/Sergeant | August | RESTAINO | Radio/Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 13010670 - PH - Westmoreland, PENNSYLVANIA - Ejecté sans parachute |
S/Sergeant | James H | HAMILTON | Mechanic/Gunner | Prisoner | 16055745 - Livingston, ILLINOIS - Stalag 17b Braunau Gneikendorf | |
S/Sergeant | George Harold | HODGSON | Gunner | Prisoner | 31134836 - Brunswick, MASSACHUSETTS - Ejected with his parachute - Fractures of the left leg during the evacuation and of the right leg during the landing on the ground - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf | |
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Brother's Franklin W | Stanley H. SOMMERS
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ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | O-726839 | |
AGE | 23 yo | |
DATE OF BIRTH | 14 March 1919 Metamora Township, Woodford County | |
STATE | ILLINOIS | |
FAMILY |
Parents : William P & Millie M Gunsten SOMMERS Siblings : Mabel, Franklin W & Lloyd E | |
RANK | Second Lieutenant | |
UNIT |
431st Bomber Squadron 11th Bomber Group, Heavy | |
PLACE OF DEATH | 1 December 1942 | |
CEMETERY | MANILA AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, PHILIPPINES | |
SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com |
SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Findagrave.com - Francecrashes39-45.net - Abmc.gov - Arie-Jan van Hees - USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries - Aad.archives.gov |
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PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |