ROBINSON Franklin L - 48 FS 14 FG

 

Franklin Louis ROBINSON

 

Franklin_L_Robinson.jpg

Source : Andy (Ellen Marchese)

 
NUMBER OF SERVICEO-396315  
AGE25 yo
DATE OF BIRTH7 novembre 1918
Eureka, Greenwood county, KANSAS 
ENLISTMENT STATETEXAS 
FAMILY

 Parents : Willis L & Cora M Swindler ROBINSON

Sister : Juanita

RANK
Major major
FONCTIONFighter group CO 
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTStudent NE
DATE of ENLISTEMENT1940 as a junior pilot
 SQUADRON48th Fighter Squadron  
 GROUP14th Fighter Group 
ARMY15th Air Force  
DATE OF DEATH16 August 1944

Franklin_L_Robinson.jpg

Source : Andy

STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHQuartier Brunette, Six-Fours-les-Plages, Var  
PLAN DE VOL / FLIGHT PLAN

P-38 Lightning type J-15-LO - s/n 43-28345

p38

Macr : 8630 

Mission : n.a
Takeoff: Triolo, Italy
Crash: hit by the German flak, no parachute and the plane ends up crashing in the Brunette district of the city of Six-Fours-les-Plages.

 
CEMETERY TEMPORARYTEMPORARY CEMETERY of the town of Six-Fours-les-Plages

 CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Luynes Cemetery, Aix-En-Provance N°3551

Luynes Cemetery

Story of Cemetery Temporary 

CEMETERYRHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan

Map of Rhône American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
B94
DECORATION

Distinguished Flying Cross

Air Medal (6 oak leaf clusters)

Purple Heart

European African Middle Eastern Campaing Medal

World War II Victory Medal 

Brevet Pilote

 

Croix de guerre avec palme

 

dsc

am + 6olc

Photo FDLM

EAMECampaign

victory medal

combat infantryman badge

 

croix de guerre+palme

 
usaf 15af 1st-fighter-group 48 bs
 
STORY
 56511240_1480422374.jpgrobinson_franklin_stele.jpg
Steles in tribute to Mjr. Franklin L. ROBINSON in the town of Six-Fours-les-Plages.
(source : www.uswarmemorials.org)
 

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 Certificate of decoration of the Air Medal with 6 oak leaves.
(source : archives.gov)

robinson_franklin_l_2

Source :  Nico..!  

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Certificate of delivery of the DFC to Mjr. ROBINSON following a dangerous rail strafing mission over Yugoslavia.
(source : archives.gov) 

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