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ROAN, Francis Stephen - Date of
birth
1922 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20118352 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Beverungen, west bank of the Weser River, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 14 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
Francis M. Roan (father)
Margret K. Roan (mother)
Robert Roan (brother)
David Roan (brother)
Marie A. (Murphy) Roan (wife)
Paula M. Roan (daughter)
More information
Pvt Francis S. Roan graduated from Taunton High School and was employed as a clerk at Corcoran Supply Company.He joined the Air Corps of the National Guard in Boston, Massachusetts on 25 November 1940. He was sent overseas in May 1943 as an armament specialist.
A contest was held at his airbase in England and his daughter, Paula Marie, was selected as prettiest baby. The prize was naming a flying Fortress after her.
On one picture Pvt Roan on right is shaking hands with Lt. William S. Holden, pilot of newly named Flying Fortress.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 36th Armored Regiment
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Kathy Roan Wemett