Stig Magnus Franzen
Military
365th FG - 388th FS - 9th AF
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Object Number - UPL 46800 - SGT Stig Magnus Franzen 365th FG - 388th FS - 9th AF
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Units served with
![Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck of the 365th Fighter Group wearing a flying helmet with devil horns in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Screamin' Weemie". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'AMERICAN FLYER WEARS "DEVIL'S HELMET" Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck, 27, commander of a Ninth US Air Force fighter group, waves for contact after donning his "devil's helmet" for a mission against the Nazis. The flyer calls his plane "Screaming' Weemie". Keys](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456675.jpg.webp?itok=5tRnsRWh)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group Headquarters (365th Fighter Group)
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Group Commander
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Jukkasjärvi Sweden | 24 November 1921 | |
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Other Emigrated to the United States |
New York, NY | 20 April 1925 | aboard the ship Stockholm |
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Other Became a naturalized United States Citizen |
Providence, Rhode Island | 25 February 1946 | |
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Died |
Manchester, New Hampshire | 24 July 2014 | |
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Buried |
Boscawen, New Hampshire | 27 July 2014 | New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA |
| Providence, Rhode Island |
Revisions
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Sources
"Thunderbolts of The Hell Hawks" - Barnes, Crump and Sutherland
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