Francis served as a Technical Sergeant and Crew Chief on C-47 #42-23646, 29th Squadron, 313th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 20, 1942 in Los Angeles, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
C-47 #42-23646 took off from Kairouan, Tunisia, with a crew of 5, on a paratroop mission. They were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire and crashed into the sea off Gela, Sicily, Italy during the war. The entire crew was lost. There is no record of any passengers being on this flight.
Francis was declared "Missing in Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 19080202
( Bio by: Russ Pickett)
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Airmen who perished on C-47 #42-23646:
Hannon, William S. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CT
Hazlet, Arvil F. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, IL
Lesperance, Richard J. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, CA
Murphy, Francis M. ~ T/Sgt, Crew Chief, CA
O'Hara, Thomas B. ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, NJ
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 20, 1942 in Los Angeles, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
C-47 #42-23646 took off from Kairouan, Tunisia, with a crew of 5, on a paratroop mission. They were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire and crashed into the sea off Gela, Sicily, Italy during the war. The entire crew was lost. There is no record of any passengers being on this flight.
Francis was declared "Missing in Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 19080202
( Bio by: Russ Pickett)
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Airmen who perished on C-47 #42-23646:
Hannon, William S. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CT
Hazlet, Arvil F. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, IL
Lesperance, Richard J. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, CA
Murphy, Francis M. ~ T/Sgt, Crew Chief, CA
O'Hara, Thomas B. ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, NJ
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Francis served as a Technical Sergeant and Crew Chief on C-47 #42-23646, 29th Squadron, 313th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 20, 1942 in Los Angeles, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
C-47 #42-23646 took off from Kairouan, Tunisia, with a crew of 5, on a paratroop mission. They were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire and crashed into the sea off Gela, Sicily, Italy during the war. The entire crew was lost. There is no record of any passengers being on this flight.
Francis was declared "Missing in Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 19080202
( Bio by: Russ Pickett)
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Airmen who perished on C-47 #42-23646:
Hannon, William S. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CT
Hazlet, Arvil F. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, IL
Lesperance, Richard J. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, CA
Murphy, Francis M. ~ T/Sgt, Crew Chief, CA
O'Hara, Thomas B. ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, NJ
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 20, 1942 in Los Angeles, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
C-47 #42-23646 took off from Kairouan, Tunisia, with a crew of 5, on a paratroop mission. They were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire and crashed into the sea off Gela, Sicily, Italy during the war. The entire crew was lost. There is no record of any passengers being on this flight.
Francis was declared "Missing in Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 19080202
( Bio by: Russ Pickett)
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Airmen who perished on C-47 #42-23646:
Hannon, William S. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CT
Hazlet, Arvil F. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, IL
Lesperance, Richard J. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, CA
Murphy, Francis M. ~ T/Sgt, Crew Chief, CA
O'Hara, Thomas B. ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, NJ
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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