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Franklin R. CHAIMSON
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Pilot Class Book 43-H, Lubbock, Texas | |||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-0689944 | ||||||
| AGE | 28 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1916 NEW YORK | ||||||
| ETAT | Washington, DC | ||||||
| FAMILY | Married | ||||||
| RANK | Second Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | CoPilot | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Pullman porters |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 21 october 1943 Nashville TENNESSEE | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 709th Bomb Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 447th Bomb Group Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 27 may 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Nesle-Hodeng - NEUFCHÂTEL-EN-BRAY | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type G-20-BO - s/n 42-31477 IE*D
Take-off station 126 Rattlesden, Suffolk UK - Position indicated in the MACR: 49 ° 49N / 01 ° 12E Crash observed by 1Lt John C. Sizer Shot by the flak at 10:10 Airplane on fire totally evacuated before the explosion at 15,000 feet | ||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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| DECORATION |
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| STORY | |||||||
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The aircraft exploded at 15.000 feet and crashed near Nesle-Hodeng, 4 miles south-east of Neufchatel-en-Bray, 37 miles west-south-west of Amiens, France. 2 KIA / 6 POW / 2 EVD. 2Lt Chaimson baled out safely and was probably shot when descending under his parachute or on the ground. The other casualty, S/Sgt Lorusso was killed when he fell on high tension lines. | |||||||
Equipage du B-17 Fortress - type G-20-BO - s/n 42-31477 IE*D |
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| Second Lieutenant | George Weslay | HOFSESS | Pilot | Prisonner |
O-753886 - San Antonio, TEXAS Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria |
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| Second Lieutenant | Franklin R | CHAIMSON | CoPilot | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |
O-689944 - PH Washington, DC |
| Second Lieutenant | Oscar | IEZMAN |
Navigator Bomber |
Prisonner |
O-684158 - Columbus, OHIO Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria |
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| S/Sergeant | Jack W | STEAD | Gunner | Escaped |
36554538 - AM - Born the 31/12/1920 - Detroit, MICHIGAN Escape by Pyrenees / Spain / Gibraltar Back UK 15/06/1944 - Burgundy / Pyrenees Network Escape June 44 |
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| T/Sergeant | Raymond August | KUUSELA | Radio | Prisonner |
19193069 - Bremerton, WASHINGTON Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow |
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| S/Sergeant | Dominick R | LORUSSO |
Mechanic Gunner |
Dead |
Beverly Nat Cem. Burlington Co, NEW JERSEY |
32486357 - 22 ans Belmar, New Jersey Parachute unopened |
| Sergeant | Isaac A | JACKSON | Gunner | Prisonner |
13119356 - Lynchburg, VIRGINIA Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf |
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| Sergeant | James John | STAMAS | Gunner | Prisonner |
16137722 - Chicago, ILLINOIS Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf |
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| Sergeant | Norman Henry | KIRBY | Gunner | Prisonner |
38425634 - Clovis, NEW MEXICO Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf |
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| S/Sergeant | Harry K Jr | MC CASKILL | Gunner | Prisonner |
14083416 - Pensacola, FLORIDA Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Aad.archives.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net - USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries - Findagrave.com - Laurent CLAIN |
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| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |