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Personal info

Full name
MC COLLUM, Francis Aloyius
Date of birth
13 September 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33794888
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Waist Gunner
Unit
702nd Bombardment Squadron,
445th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 April 1945
Place of death
Vaddensen, West of Perleberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 37 50

Immediate family

Members
William Mc Collum (father)
Catherine Mc Collum (mother)
William Mc Collum (brother)
Catherine Mc Collum (sister)
James Mc Collum (brother)
Margaret Mc Collum (sister)
Theresa V. (Graves) Mc Collum (wife)
Francis A. Mc Collum (son)

Plane data

Serial number
42-50664
Data
Type: B-24J
Destination: Perleberg, Germany
MACR: 13728

More information

S/Sgt Francis A. McCollum, enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 12 August 1943, was married and was skilled in manufacturing miscellaneous products.

Ship 664 was attacked by fighters. The plane was on fire and had lost its elevator. No chutes were observed. One crew states the ship exploded.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Registration Cards, 1930 US Census,

Photo source: Peter Schouteten