Franklin Carl Hitzeroth
Military
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UPL 26154
42-29914 BK-H, 384th Bombardment Group, 546th Bombardment Squadron
384th Bomb Group collection
Shot down 3 September 1943 in B-17 #42-29914. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #743
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-797139
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37461797
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mischief Maker
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 3 September 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wayne, Illinois, USA | 11 May 1922 | |
Other assigned |
Grafton Underwood NN14, UK | 19 August 1943 - 3 September 1943 | Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 546th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #75 dated 19 August 1943, Justin Ralph Jones Crew. Two combat missions. |
Died |
18 April 1996 | Burial: Lakewood Memorial Park Elgin Cook County Illinois, USA | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
English Channel | 3 September 1943 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 743 / MACR 743, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database