Francis served as a Second Lieutenant, 11th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina prior to the war.
Francis was a passenger on C-47 #41-18554 which was also assigned to the 11th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group.
C-47 #41-18554 took off, with a crew of 2 and 25 passengers that included 15 female nurses, from Dinjan, India on a flight to Ledo, India. When approaching Ledo for a landing the C-47 made a low turn, due to fog, and crashed and and burned near the India-Burma border. All 27 on the flight perished in this accident.
Francis was "Killed" in the "Line Of Duty" in this accident during the war.
He was previously awarded the Air Medal.
He was originally interred in Kalaikunda, India and was later repatriated here on June 9, 1948.
Service # O2066302
This crash was the single highest fatality of American female nurses during World War II.
The remains of two of those on this flight, 2nd Lt. Erard and 2nd Lt. Launier, were never recovered from the wreckage due to the intensity of fire.
Reference: MACR #1013
( Bio & Family Link by: Russ Pickett )
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Crew who perished on C-47 #41-18554:
Lukaszczyk, John J. ~ Capt, Co-Pilot, PA
Mandoukos, Nicholas J. ~ Capt, Pilot, NY
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Passengers who perished on C-47 #41-18554:
Amsler, Walter S., Jr. ~ 1st Lt, TX
Blalock, Francis W. ~ 2nd Lt, NC
Barnes, Julia S. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, WI
Blevins, Jane M. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, KY
Bruton, Evelyn M. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, NY
Dellinger, Thomas E. ~ 2nd Lt, OH
Erard, Rita F. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, NY ~ MIA
Gerdrum, Evelyn M. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, MT
Glisson, Lyndell A. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, MS
Hammack, Henry D., Jr. ~ 1st Lt, MI
Harris, Eathel L. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, MO
Henley, Helen J. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, NC
Larkin, Catherine M. ~ 1st Lt, ANC, MA
Launier, Joseph R. ~ 2nd Lt, MA ~ MIA
Lloyd, Kathryn L. ~ 1st Lt, ANC, PA
Loucks, Charles W. ~ Capt, FL
Masters, Grady A. ~ 1st Lt, FL
McCarthy, Kathryn L. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, NY
Merrill, Ann L. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, IL
Monahan, Genevieve R. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, CA
Moore, Edward R. ~ Capt, OH
Onken, Mayo C. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, CA
Scott, Jack P. Lt Col, TX
Thomey, Leona A. ~ Civilian, Red Cross, MN
Tibbetts, Robert W. ~ 1st Lt, NJ
Note: ANC = Army Nurse's Corps
( Crew & Passenger listing by: Russ Pickett )
Special thanks to: " John C. Anderson "
for submitting this record for bio updates!
He resided in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina prior to the war.
Francis was a passenger on C-47 #41-18554 which was also assigned to the 11th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group.
C-47 #41-18554 took off, with a crew of 2 and 25 passengers that included 15 female nurses, from Dinjan, India on a flight to Ledo, India. When approaching Ledo for a landing the C-47 made a low turn, due to fog, and crashed and and burned near the India-Burma border. All 27 on the flight perished in this accident.
Francis was "Killed" in the "Line Of Duty" in this accident during the war.
He was previously awarded the Air Medal.
He was originally interred in Kalaikunda, India and was later repatriated here on June 9, 1948.
Service # O2066302
This crash was the single highest fatality of American female nurses during World War II.
The remains of two of those on this flight, 2nd Lt. Erard and 2nd Lt. Launier, were never recovered from the wreckage due to the intensity of fire.
Reference: MACR #1013
( Bio & Family Link by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on C-47 #41-18554:
Lukaszczyk, John J. ~ Capt, Co-Pilot, PA
Mandoukos, Nicholas J. ~ Capt, Pilot, NY
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Passengers who perished on C-47 #41-18554:
Amsler, Walter S., Jr. ~ 1st Lt, TX
Blalock, Francis W. ~ 2nd Lt, NC
Barnes, Julia S. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, WI
Blevins, Jane M. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, KY
Bruton, Evelyn M. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, NY
Dellinger, Thomas E. ~ 2nd Lt, OH
Erard, Rita F. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, NY ~ MIA
Gerdrum, Evelyn M. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, MT
Glisson, Lyndell A. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, MS
Hammack, Henry D., Jr. ~ 1st Lt, MI
Harris, Eathel L. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, MO
Henley, Helen J. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, NC
Larkin, Catherine M. ~ 1st Lt, ANC, MA
Launier, Joseph R. ~ 2nd Lt, MA ~ MIA
Lloyd, Kathryn L. ~ 1st Lt, ANC, PA
Loucks, Charles W. ~ Capt, FL
Masters, Grady A. ~ 1st Lt, FL
McCarthy, Kathryn L. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, NY
Merrill, Ann L. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, IL
Monahan, Genevieve R. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, CA
Moore, Edward R. ~ Capt, OH
Onken, Mayo C. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, CA
Scott, Jack P. Lt Col, TX
Thomey, Leona A. ~ Civilian, Red Cross, MN
Tibbetts, Robert W. ~ 1st Lt, NJ
Note: ANC = Army Nurse's Corps
( Crew & Passenger listing by: Russ Pickett )
Special thanks to: " John C. Anderson "
for submitting this record for bio updates!
Francis served as a Second Lieutenant, 11th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina prior to the war.
Francis was a passenger on C-47 #41-18554 which was also assigned to the 11th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group.
C-47 #41-18554 took off, with a crew of 2 and 25 passengers that included 15 female nurses, from Dinjan, India on a flight to Ledo, India. When approaching Ledo for a landing the C-47 made a low turn, due to fog, and crashed and and burned near the India-Burma border. All 27 on the flight perished in this accident.
Francis was "Killed" in the "Line Of Duty" in this accident during the war.
He was previously awarded the Air Medal.
He was originally interred in Kalaikunda, India and was later repatriated here on June 9, 1948.
Service # O2066302
This crash was the single highest fatality of American female nurses during World War II.
The remains of two of those on this flight, 2nd Lt. Erard and 2nd Lt. Launier, were never recovered from the wreckage due to the intensity of fire.
Reference: MACR #1013
( Bio & Family Link by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on C-47 #41-18554:
Lukaszczyk, John J. ~ Capt, Co-Pilot, PA
Mandoukos, Nicholas J. ~ Capt, Pilot, NY
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Passengers who perished on C-47 #41-18554:
Amsler, Walter S., Jr. ~ 1st Lt, TX
Blalock, Francis W. ~ 2nd Lt, NC
Barnes, Julia S. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, WI
Blevins, Jane M. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, KY
Bruton, Evelyn M. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, NY
Dellinger, Thomas E. ~ 2nd Lt, OH
Erard, Rita F. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, NY ~ MIA
Gerdrum, Evelyn M. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, MT
Glisson, Lyndell A. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, MS
Hammack, Henry D., Jr. ~ 1st Lt, MI
Harris, Eathel L. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, MO
Henley, Helen J. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, NC
Larkin, Catherine M. ~ 1st Lt, ANC, MA
Launier, Joseph R. ~ 2nd Lt, MA ~ MIA
Lloyd, Kathryn L. ~ 1st Lt, ANC, PA
Loucks, Charles W. ~ Capt, FL
Masters, Grady A. ~ 1st Lt, FL
McCarthy, Kathryn L. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, NY
Merrill, Ann L. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, IL
Monahan, Genevieve R. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, CA
Moore, Edward R. ~ Capt, OH
Onken, Mayo C. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, CA
Scott, Jack P. Lt Col, TX
Thomey, Leona A. ~ Civilian, Red Cross, MN
Tibbetts, Robert W. ~ 1st Lt, NJ
Note: ANC = Army Nurse's Corps
( Crew & Passenger listing by: Russ Pickett )
Special thanks to: " John C. Anderson "
for submitting this record for bio updates!
He resided in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina prior to the war.
Francis was a passenger on C-47 #41-18554 which was also assigned to the 11th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group.
C-47 #41-18554 took off, with a crew of 2 and 25 passengers that included 15 female nurses, from Dinjan, India on a flight to Ledo, India. When approaching Ledo for a landing the C-47 made a low turn, due to fog, and crashed and and burned near the India-Burma border. All 27 on the flight perished in this accident.
Francis was "Killed" in the "Line Of Duty" in this accident during the war.
He was previously awarded the Air Medal.
He was originally interred in Kalaikunda, India and was later repatriated here on June 9, 1948.
Service # O2066302
This crash was the single highest fatality of American female nurses during World War II.
The remains of two of those on this flight, 2nd Lt. Erard and 2nd Lt. Launier, were never recovered from the wreckage due to the intensity of fire.
Reference: MACR #1013
( Bio & Family Link by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on C-47 #41-18554:
Lukaszczyk, John J. ~ Capt, Co-Pilot, PA
Mandoukos, Nicholas J. ~ Capt, Pilot, NY
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Passengers who perished on C-47 #41-18554:
Amsler, Walter S., Jr. ~ 1st Lt, TX
Blalock, Francis W. ~ 2nd Lt, NC
Barnes, Julia S. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, WI
Blevins, Jane M. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, KY
Bruton, Evelyn M. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, NY
Dellinger, Thomas E. ~ 2nd Lt, OH
Erard, Rita F. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, NY ~ MIA
Gerdrum, Evelyn M. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, MT
Glisson, Lyndell A. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, MS
Hammack, Henry D., Jr. ~ 1st Lt, MI
Harris, Eathel L. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, MO
Henley, Helen J. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, NC
Larkin, Catherine M. ~ 1st Lt, ANC, MA
Launier, Joseph R. ~ 2nd Lt, MA ~ MIA
Lloyd, Kathryn L. ~ 1st Lt, ANC, PA
Loucks, Charles W. ~ Capt, FL
Masters, Grady A. ~ 1st Lt, FL
McCarthy, Kathryn L. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, NY
Merrill, Ann L. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, IL
Monahan, Genevieve R. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, CA
Moore, Edward R. ~ Capt, OH
Onken, Mayo C. ~ 2nd Lt, ANC, CA
Scott, Jack P. Lt Col, TX
Thomey, Leona A. ~ Civilian, Red Cross, MN
Tibbetts, Robert W. ~ 1st Lt, NJ
Note: ANC = Army Nurse's Corps
( Crew & Passenger listing by: Russ Pickett )
Special thanks to: " John C. Anderson "
for submitting this record for bio updates!
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