Franklin Louis Sivret

Military
media-45589.jpeg UPL 45589 B-17G-65-DL #44-6820 "Miss Purty" Code: G
34th BG - 18th BS - 8th AF

Standing Left to Right: Claude May, Frank Sivret and Manuel Avarez

Kneeling Left to Right: unidentified, Ben Thuma

All men except the unidentified man (identified as "a gunner") , are members of the ground crew. 466th Bomb Group collection

Corrected spelling of Thuma's name

Object Number - UPL 45589 - B-17G-65-DL #44-6820 "Miss Purty" Code: G 34th BG - 18th BS - 8th AF Standing Left to Right: Claude May, Frank Sivret and Manuel...

Assigned to 7BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD





Awards: GC, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 34th Bomb Group
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 7th Bomb Squadron, 34th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Purty
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bottoms Up

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Worcester, Massachusetts 10 March 1920

Enlisted

Worcester, MA 4 October 1940 Worcester, Massachusetts

Other

Discharged USAAF

23 September 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Shrewsbury, MA 7 April 2006

Buried

Mountain View Cemetery Shrewsbury, Worcester County, MA 11 April 2006 Mountain View Cemetery Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Based

Mendlesham Assigned to 7BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Corrected a/c associations

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personal photo collection

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self

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