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SULLIVAN, Francis Alphonsus - Date of
birth
3 January 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11037492 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
328th Bombardment Squadron,
93rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 December 1943 - Place of
death
Vicinity Osnabruck, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| O | 22 | 3 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Patrick J. Sullivan (father)
Jane F. (Condon) Sullivan (mother)
Eileen Sullivan (sister)
Rita M. Sullivan (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-63082 -
Data
Type: B-24D
Destination: Osnabruck, Germany
MACR: 2190
More information
T/Sgt Francis A. Sullivan was employed as a shipping clerk.He enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 5 May 1942.
The aircraft was badly damaged with fire in the bomb bay and flight deck. It exploded shortly after being hit.
Per T/Sgt Charles B. Molina:
While the ship was burning, T/Sgt Sullivan tried to open the bomb bay however the hydraulic system was out. I told him to try to ail out the nose wheel door. He headed toward the nose compartment. Germans told us at Dulag Luft Interrogation Center at Frankfurt, that they had found the body of T/Sgt Sullivan.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, WWII Draft Card, MACR #2190, 1930 US Census
Photo source: F. Munckhof, www.wwiimemorial.com