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Missing Air Crew Report 15201
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1944 · Missing Air Crew Reports
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
Sgt. William J. Franks served as ball turret gunner of B-24H 42-110033. He was killed in action on 29 March 1944. His last name is spelled Franks in MACR 15201 and Franke in MACR 15202. Serial 32761973 is consistent across both MACRs.
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · 29 Mar 1944
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.
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 284
29 Mar 1944
Watton
42-110033
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Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record