Franklin Charles Hall
MilitarySubmitted by Franklin Hall's daughter
Shot down 5 November 1943 in B-17 41-24565 'The Ramblin' Wreck', Prisoner of War
Connections
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Ramblin' Wreck : Idaho Potato Peeler
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 5 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Bay Minette, Alabama, USA | 4 July 1920 | |
Other Prisoner of War |
Barth, Germany | 5 November 1943 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
Died |
Foley, Alabama, USA | 4 May 2005 | |
Buried |
Foley, Alabama, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 341 , Roster
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 341 , Roster
Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Copied the "Summary biography" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.
Updated the location of the POW event to “Barth, Germany” per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Removed the "Possible DUPLICATE" flag in the Nickname field and then removed the duplicate person.
Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a "Summary biography" by coping from another member of his crew. Data verified in MACR #1157 on 303BG website.
Corrected spelling of his middle name and added birth, death and burial info per Find-a-grave MEMORIAL ID 43906351.
Added S/N and POW camp info from POW records at the National Archives.
MACR 1157 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database