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Francis Michael RYAN
"Frank"
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Source : Victor Daniel | |||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O 1703126 | ||||||
| AGE | 25 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH |
11 April 1919 Brooklyn, Kings county, NEW YORK | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | Brooklyn, Kings county, NEW YORK | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Spouse : Regina A Gaynor Parents : Patrick J & Marie B Mahady RYAN | ||||||
| RANK |
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| FONCTION | Navigator | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Student |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 16 October 1940 | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 722nd Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 450th Bomb Group | ||||||
| ARMY | 15th Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 29 April 1944 |
Source : Doc Wilson | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Rade des Vignettes, Toulon | ||||||
| PLAN DE VOL / FLIGHT PLAN |
Consolidated B-24 "Liberator" type H s/n 41-29582
macr 4614 Mission : Bombardment of the submarine harbor of Toulon 7 parachutes are seen at regular intervals and the pilot seems to keep control of the B-24 until its evacuation. The 2 Lt. RYAN who had managed to jump will land in the sea and drown before a German barge can recover it. | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Lagoubran, Toulon (avril 1944)
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| CEMETERY | RHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan | ||||||
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Source : Victor Daniel |
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Crew of Consolidated B-24 "Liberator" type H s/n 41-29582
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| 2Lt | Hobert Ray | MADDUX | Pilot | Prisoner - Stalag Luft III Sagan-Silesia Bavaria | O-1703124 - Tennessee | |
| 2Lt | Robert W | POORE | CoPilot | Prisoner - Stalag Luft III Sagan-Silesia Bavaria | O-691289 - Nebraska | |
| 2Lt | Frank Michael RYAN | Navigator | Died | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | O-1703126 - AM+4/PH - New York | |
| 2Lt | Vernon John | TIPTON | Bomber | Prisoner - Stalag Luft III Sagan-Silesia Bavaria | O-688615 - Utah | |
| T/Sgt | Harold Clyde Jr | VLASS | Mecanic/Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf | 11114271 - Massachusetts | |
| S/Sgt | Harold Donnest | BOSSERMAN | Mecanic/Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | 13121503 - Virginia - Wounded, hospitalized in Arles, then Paris-Clichy | |
| T/Sgt | Richard J | VAN RODEN | Radio/Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | 13154662 - Pennsylvania | |
| S/Sgt | Edwin F | VRLA | Radio/Gunner | Died | Jefferson Barracks Nat Cem. TC 82-233 - St-Louis, Missouri | 18176402 |
| S/Sgt | Thomas M | RYAN | Gunner | Died | Jefferson Barracks Nat Cem. TC 82-233 - St-Louis, Missouri | 16036083 |
| Sgt | Wymond D | SHRUM | Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | 17086749 - Colorado | |
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Back Row - Left to Right: 2nd Lt. Robert W. Poore - Co-Pilot; 2nd Lt. Hobert R. Maddux - Pilot; 2nd Lt. Frank M. Ryan - Navigator; 2nd Lt. Vernon J. Tipton - Bombardier. Front Row - Left to Right: S/Sgt. James A. Forti - Nose Gunner; S/Sgt. Harold D. Bosserman - Ball Turret/Engineer; S/Sgt. Thomas J. Ryan - Tail Turret; S/Sgt. Edwin F. Vrla - Left Waist Gunner; T/Sgt. Harold C. Vlass - Top Turret/Engineer; T/Sgt. Richard Van Roden - Right Waist Gunner/Radio Operator. Photo courtesy The 450th Bomb Group Memorial Association. Source : Doc Wilson |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Victor DANIEL - abmc.gov - fold3.com - archives.gov - fr.findagrave.com - francecrashes39-45.net - ancestry.fr |
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| REDACTEURS | Victor, Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |