Frank N Hancock

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-31592.jpeg UPL 31592 Lost 5 November 1944 493rd Bomb Group collection

493rd BG Archives Debach

Object Number - UPL 31592 - Lost 5 November 1944

Killed in Action (KIA) 6 June 1944 when B-24 #44-40471, piloted by Cooper, collided with B-24 #42-94789, 862nd BS. Crashed into Channel. All Killed in Action (KIA) per ABMC. BT Sergeant. Tuohy listed as Prisoner of War (POW) on MACR.



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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-38241

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ulpy
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron

44-40471

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

6 June 1944

Born

Toledo, Ohio, USA

Buried

Brittany American Cemetery, Saint James, France (Wall of the Missing)

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 6 June 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Helton s Hellcats, A Pictorial History of the 493rd BG, pub 1998; ABMC; MACR 5485, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php / MACR 5485 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 31592 - Lost 5 November 1944

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