Supports 7 facts
Missing Air Crew Report 6465
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1943 · Missing Air Crew Reports
Personal File · AirmanKilled in ActionPassed 01 Aug 1943
Jesse D. Franks.
Bombardier · 328th Squadron · Of 705 Second Avenue North, Columbus, Mississippi, MS.
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
1st Lt. Jesse D. Franks served as bombardier on the 1 August 1943 Ploesti mission. He was reported killed in action following the loss of aircraft 42-40612 to enemy anti-aircraft fire.
Warner reported that Franks bailed out but his parachute failed to open completely. The casualty questionnaire lists Franks as having bailed out and been killed as a result. His next of kin was listed as Reverend Jesse D. Franks Sr. (father), 705 Second Avenue North, Columbus, Mississippi.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
1st Lieutenant
Position
Bombardier
Serial Number
O-734444
Hometown
705 Second Avenue North, Columbus, Mississippi, MS
Missions flown.
4 catalogued · 01 Aug 1943 — 01 Aug 1943
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
Interment.
§ At Rest
Cemetery
Ardennes American Cemetery
Location
B 20 12
Burial
B 20 12
Photographs.
2 on file
Read the records.
2 documents
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Supports 5 facts
Escape and Evasion Report 1604
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1943 · Escape and Evasion Reports
Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record