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2Lt Francis James Courtney
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2Lt Francis James Courtney Veteran

Birth
East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
20 Oct 1943 (aged 27)
At Sea
Monument
Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England GPS-Latitude: 52.2160306, Longitude: 0.0561778
Plot
Tablets of the Missing
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He was one of six children, a high school graduate and store manager prior to his military service.

Assigned to 333BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. Loblein crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Duren 20-Oct-43 in B-17 42-30303 'Raider'; Mechanical trouble caused plane to crash into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 903
He was one of six children, a high school graduate and store manager prior to his military service.

Assigned to 333BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. Loblein crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Duren 20-Oct-43 in B-17 42-30303 'Raider'; Mechanical trouble caused plane to crash into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 903

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Massachusetts.



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  • Maintained by: Skip Farrow
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56288809/francis_james-courtney: accessed ), memorial page for 2Lt Francis James Courtney (5 Feb 1916–20 Oct 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56288809, citing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England; Maintained by Skip Farrow (contributor 47380732).