467th Bombardment Group (H)
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Franklin, Charles Benjamin
Information
Name
Last Name:
First Name:
Middle Name (initial):
Preferred Name:
Nick Name:
Franklin
Charles
Benjamin

Serial Number
Enlisted:
Officer:
34055980
O-717422
Birth Info
Date of Birth:

Place of Birth:
17 Mar 1917

Unknown at this time
Residence
Residence at Enlistment:
1301 Anderson Ave.
Fort Myers
Lee Co.
Florida
Official Home Town
Unknown at this time
Enlistment Info
Date of Enlistment:

Place of Enlistment:
16 Aug 41

Camp Blanding
Florida
Deployment Info
Deployed Method:

Returned to US Method:
Unknown at this time

Unknown at this time
Discharge Info
Date:

Place:
28 Feb 53

Passing Info
Date of Death:

Place of Death:

29 Apr 2001

Del Ray Beach
Palm Beach Co.
Florida, United States

Cemetery:


Florida National Cemetery
Bushnell,
Sumter Co., Florida, United States:

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Service History
Date
Description
Unit
Rank
MOS Code
Duty
31 Aug 44
Roster of Combat Crews
790th
Second Lieutenant
Navigator
Missions
Mission
Crew
Aircraft
Grp #
Date
City
Credit
BS
#
Position
Serial Number
Name
094
08 Aug 44
Clastres
790th
Navigator
42-52556
097
12 Aug 44
Mourmelon Le Grande
790th
Navigator
44-40070
Mademoiselle Zig Zig
099
14 Aug 44
Dole-Tavaux
790th
Navigator
41-29380
101
16 Aug 44
Magdeburg
790th
Navigator
42-95057
Angel
104
25 Aug 44
Lubeck
790th
Navigator
42-51354
105
26 Aug 44
Dulmen
790th
Pilotage Navigator
42-95080
Super Wolf
112
11 Sep 44
Stendahl
790th
Pilotage Navigator
42-51354
119
14 Oct 44
Cologne
790th
Navigator
42-95057
Angel
139
02 Dec 44
Bingen
791st
Pilotage Navigator
42-50611
Bold Venture II
144
12 Dec 44
Hanau
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-10598
159
10 Jan 45
Schonberg
791st
Pilotage Navigator
42-51832
161
14 Jan 45
Hallendorf
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-48850
162
16 Jan 45
Dresden
791st
Navigator
42-51671
171
14 Feb 45
Magdeburg
791st
Navigator
44-48852
174
17 Feb 45
Aschaffenburg
x
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-48860
175
19 Feb 45
Meschede
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-48860
178
23 Feb 45
Gera
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-48860
180
25 Feb 45
Schwabisch-Hall
791st
Pilotage Navigator
42-50949
181
26 Feb 45
Eberswalde
791st
Pilotage Navigator
42-51832
189
08 Mar 45
Dillenburg
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-48860
Total Flights: 33
Total Combat: 33
Total Dispatched: 32
Total Credited: 30
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