Francis G Adkins

Military

Shot down 22 February 1945 in B-17 #44-8015, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Johnny Reb
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chillicothe, Missouri 2 April 1905

Other

Prisoner of war

22 February 1945

Revisions

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 12657 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12657