Francis James Courtney
MilitaryAssigned to 333BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. Lohlein crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Duren 20-Oct-43 in B-17 42-30303 'Raider'; Mechanical trouble caused plane to crash into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 903
Awards: AM, PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12025866 / O-529439
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Raider II
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
East Bridgewater, MA | 5 February 1916 | Son of William John and M. Catherine Rose [Dechaine] Courtney. |
Enlisted |
Falmouth Camp, Edwards, MA | 12 September 1941 | Falmouth Camp, Edwards, Massachusetts |
Died |
Off Walcheren Islands | 20 October 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Duren 20-Oct-43 in B-17 42-30303 'Raider'; Mechanical trouble caused plane to crash into North Sea. KIA MACR 903 |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bury St Edmunds | 20 October 1943 | Assigned to 333BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK | ||
Buried |
Saint Mary's Cemetery Beverly, Essex County, MA | Memorialised Saint Mary's Cemetery Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts |
Revisions
Corrected the spelling of the surname "Lohlein" in the "Summary biography" per MACR 903 at fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/28612830
https://www.fold3.com/image/28612830
https://www.fold3.com/image/310763299
https://www.fold3.com/record/85128263-francis-j-courtney
https://www.fold3.com/record/529901082-francis-j-courtney
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56288809/francis-j-courtney
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128528723/francis-j_-courtney
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 903 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database