Thomas Rex Francis

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group. media-395076.jpg FRE 5133 The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5133 - The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

Shot down 13 May 1944 in B-17 #42-97404. Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-684604
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-693869
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-124955
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Texas, USA 20 September 1917

Enlisted

Houston, TX, USA 10 January 1942 Residence: Harris County, Texas Aviation Cadet, Air Corps Enlisted Serial Number: 18055415

Other

Assigned

28 April 1944 Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 544th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders # 79 dated 28 April 1944 as crew pilot. Four combat missions.

Died

13 May 1944 Final Resting Place or Memorial: Tablets of the Missing at Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Poland 13 May 1944 Ground spare aircraft; replaced 42‑39888. While formation was under enemy aircraft attack, pulled out of formation to the left and was seen circling under control, with fires under inboard sections and both wings; five chutes emerged; crashed near Loitz, Germany. MACR 4813

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4813 / MACR 4813, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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