Francis Joseph Foote
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by heavy flak just prior to the target of Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944 in B-17F 42-3491 'Chopstick-G George'. Killed in Action.
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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: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19036033 on enlistment, O-735978
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Group Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron 812th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-437585
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Squadron Commander, Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Combat Bomb Wing
- Service Numbers: O-17164
- Highest Rank: Brigadier General
- Role/Job: Pilot, Combat Observer, Aircraft Observer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Chopstick-G George
- Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 812th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in Action |
Germany | 6 March 1944 | |
Born |
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Buried |
Connecticut |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3362 / MACR 3362, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces & page 28 in HISTORY OF THE OPERATIONAL PERIOD OF THE 482nd BOMBARDMENT GROUP, D790.G482.M6, 1944 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database