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CALLAHAN, Francis E - Date of
birth
3 July 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Staten Island, Richmond County, New York -
Hometown
Staten Island, Richmond County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-690365 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
732nd Bombardment Squadron,
453rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
8 April 1944 - Place of
death
Near Wistedt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten -
Walls of the Missing
* This soldier has been accounted for. A rosette has been placed next to his name.
Immediate family
-
Members
James V. Callahan (father)
Lauretta Callahan (mother)
James Callahan (brother)
Margaret Callahan (sister)
Josephine T. (McFadden) Callahan (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-52185 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Little Joe
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the MIAG-Petritor aviation industry
MACR: 3926
More information
2nd Lt Francis E. Callahan enlisted in New York City, New York on 18 June 1942.The airplane was shot down by enemy fighters. The entire crew of ten was killed.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that 2nd Lt Francis Callahan was accounted for on 20 June 2024. Additional information will follow (information added August 2024).
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR, www8thafhs.com, IDPF
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Nicole Sproncken, Kathy C. Kaminski, niece of Francis E. Callahan