RYAN Francis M - 722 BS 450 BGH

 

Francis Michael  RYAN

 

"Frank"

 

RYAN Francis M

Source : Victor Daniel

NUMBER OF SERVICE O 1703126 
AGE25 yo
DATE OF BIRTH

 11 April 1919

Brooklyn, Kings county, NEW YORK

ENLISTMENT STATEBrooklyn, Kings county, NEW YORK  
FAMILY

Spouse : Regina A Gaynor

Parents : Patrick J & Marie B Mahady RYAN 

RANK
2nd Lieutenant Second_lieutenant
FONCTIONNavigator
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTStudent NY
DATE of ENLISTEMENT16 October 1940  
 SQUADRON722nd Bomber Squadron  
 GROUP450th Bomb Group  
ARMY15th Air Force  
DATE OF DEATH29 April 1944 

RYAN Francis M

Source : Doc Wilson

STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHRade des Vignettes, Toulon 
PLAN DE VOL / FLIGHT PLAN 

Consolidated B-24 "Liberator" type H s/n 41-29582
"Gray Goose"

b24

macr 4614

Mission : Bombardment of the submarine harbor of Toulon
Take-off: Manduria Air Base, ITALY
Crash: at 12:28 after dropping its bombs the engine 3 of the aircraft is hit.

7 parachutes are seen at regular intervals and the pilot seems to keep control of the B-24 until its evacuation.

The 2 Lt. RYAN who had managed to jump will land in the sea and drown before a German barge can recover it.

CEMETERY TEMPORARY

 CEMTERY TEMPORARY of  Lagoubran, Toulon (avril 1944)
more


 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
A424
DECORATION

Air Medal & with 4 oak leaf custers 

Purple Heart

European African Middle Eastern Campaing Medal

World War II Victory Medal 

 Navigator Badge

 

am4olc

Photo FDLM

EAMECampaign

EAMECampaign

badge_navigateur_us

 
 
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STORY
 

RYAN Francis M

Source : Victor Daniel

   		 

RYAN Francis M

Source : Victor Daniel

RYAN Francis M

Source : Victor Daniel

 

RYAN Francis M

Source : Victor Daniel

 

Crew of  Consolidated B-24 "Liberator" type H s/n 41-29582


"Gray Goose"

 

2Lt Hobert Ray MADDUX Pilot Prisoner - Stalag Luft III Sagan-Silesia Bavaria  O-1703124 - Tennessee
2Lt Robert W POORE CoPilot Prisoner - Stalag Luft III Sagan-Silesia Bavaria   O-691289 - Nebraska
2Lt Frank Michael RYAN Navigator Died Cim Am Rhône Draguignan O-1703126 - AM+4/PH - New York
2Lt Vernon John TIPTON Bomber Prisoner - Stalag Luft III Sagan-Silesia Bavaria   O-688615 - Utah
T/Sgt Harold Clyde Jr VLASS Mecanic/Gunner Prisoner - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf   11114271 - Massachusetts
S/Sgt Harold Donnest BOSSERMAN Mecanic/Gunner Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow   13121503 - Virginia - Wounded, hospitalized in Arles, then Paris-Clichy
T/Sgt Richard J VAN RODEN Radio/Gunner Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow 13154662 - Pennsylvania
S/Sgt Edwin F VRLA Radio/Gunner Died Jefferson Barracks Nat Cem. TC 82-233 - St-Louis, Missouri 18176402
S/Sgt Thomas M RYAN Gunner Died Jefferson Barracks Nat Cem. TC 82-233 - St-Louis, Missouri 16036083
Sgt Wymond D SHRUM Gunner Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow   17086749 - Colorado

RYAN Francis M

 

Back Row - Left to Right:

2nd Lt. Robert W. Poore - Co-Pilot; 2nd Lt. Hobert R. Maddux - Pilot; 2nd Lt. Frank M. Ryan - Navigator; 2nd Lt. Vernon J. Tipton - Bombardier.

Front Row - Left to Right:

S/Sgt. James A. Forti - Nose Gunner; S/Sgt. Harold D. Bosserman - Ball Turret/Engineer; S/Sgt. Thomas J. Ryan - Tail Turret; S/Sgt. Edwin F. Vrla - Left Waist Gunner; T/Sgt. Harold C. Vlass - Top Turret/Engineer; T/Sgt. Richard Van Roden - Right Waist Gunner/Radio Operator.

Photo courtesy The 450th Bomb Group Memorial Association.

Source : Doc Wilson

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