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Franklin E SWANSON
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 12139321 | ||||||
| AGE | 21 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1923 | ||||||
| ETAT | Erie NEW YORK | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Single Son of Mrs Margaret SWANSON | ||||||
| RANK | SGT | ||||||
| FONCTION | Gunner | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Semiskilled occupations in building of aircraft |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 28 august 1942 Buffalo NEW YORK | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 554th Bomb Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 386th Bomb Group Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 6 august 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | At sea - 1 mile from the coast at Trouville (14) | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-26 Marauder - type B-55-MA - s/n 42-96184 RU*O
Macr: 7875 Mission: Attack on Fuel Reserves - Perseigne and Andaine Forests (72) Takeoff station 164 Great Dunmow (Little Easton), ESSEX Crash observed by S / Sgt Leonard J ZUCKERMAN Fired by the heavy flak near Le Havre at 10500 feet - Airplane evacuated parachute at 20:18 | ||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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by Marie DECAUX | |||||||
Crew of B-26 Marauder - type B-55-MA - s/n 42-96184 RU*O
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| Captain | Walter E | PAYNE | Pilot |
Prisoner Stalag Luft 1 Barth Vogelsang |
O-433892 - Fils de Mr John Howard Payne, Dallas, TEXAS | |
| 1st Lieutenant | Hubert Mark | ALTVATER | CoPilot |
Prisoner Stalag Luft 1 Barth Vogelsang |
O-804892 - (63e mission) - Né le 23/10/1921 à Winfield, Kansas USA - Fils de Mrs Amelia C Altvater, Greensborough, NORTH CAROLINA - Se pose en parachute sur un banc de sable dans un champ de mines à 70 m de la plage - | |
| 1st Lieutenant | Edward W | ROGGENKAMP | Bomber |
Prisoner Stalag Luft 1 Barth Vogelsang |
O-743997 - Fils de Mr Walter A Roggenkamp, Chicago, ILLINOIS | |
| T/Sergeant | Joseph D | WEAVER | Rad/Gunner |
Prisoner Stalag Luft 4 Gross Tychow |
14150971 - Fils de Mrs Suzelle Ellen Weaver, Ackerman, MISSISSIPPI - | |
| Sergeant | Franklin E | SWANSON | Gunner | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 12139321 - AM+1 - Fils de Mrs Margaret Swanson, Buffalo, NEW YORK - Touché par éclat d'obus, peut-être déjà décédé, évacué par l'équipage - Son parachute ne s'ouvre pas - | |
| Cpl | William L | SALYER | Gunner |
Prisoner Stalag Luft 4 Gross Tychow |
35771743 - Fils de Mrs Evalena Salyer, Ashland, KENTUCKY | |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Aad.archives.gov - Findagrave.com - Frédéric LAVERNHE - Findagrave.com - Francecrashes39-45.net |
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| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |