Lt Franklin Darrel, Jr.;

_**Darrell, Franklin Lloyd, Jr., 1Lt., Bombardier, Enlistment Service #
:13081823 Officer's Service # : O-765573
MISSING IN ACTION on 06 February 1945 on Bombing Mission on Crema Rail Bridge in Northern Italy. Plane Shot Down By Flak, Inverted and Crashed Into Hill at North End of Lake Garda. 4 to 5 Chutes Seen. The Two Pilots were Killed in the Crash and the 5 Surviving Crew Members Were Captured By The ENEMY

and Held as Prisoners Of War. Darrell~POW

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER   13081823
NAME DARREL FRANKLIN L JR
RESIDENCE: STATE #1    RESIDENCE: COUNTY Undefined Code
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT; BOLLING FIELD;_ _ANACOSTIA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DATE OF ENLISTMENT 08 May, 1942
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION; Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION AC# Air Corps
BRANCH: CODE Air Corps
EDUC. SPEC. ## ##
DEFER. DATE MONTH 00 00
DEFER. DATE YEAR 00 00
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL Civil Life
NATIVITY K9 BRITISH NORTH AMERICA or CANADA or LABRADOR or NEWFOUNDLAND
YEAR OF BIRTH 1921
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP   White, citizen
EDUCATION 2 years of college
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION   File clerks
MARITAL STATUS Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 3 Reserves - exclusive of Regular Army Reserve and
Officers of the Officers Reserve Corps on active duty under the Thomason Act
(Officers and Enlisted Men -- O.R.C. and E.R.C., and Nurses-Reserve Status)
BOX NUMBER 0123 0123

FILM REEL NUMBER 1.123 1.123

World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946
Name: Franklin L J Darrell
SERIAL NUMBER O&765573 O&765573
Race: White
Report Date: 6 Feb 1945
Latest Report Date: 16 Jun 1945
Grade: First Lieutenant or Chief nurse or Head dietitian or Head physical
therapy aides
Grade Notes: First Lieutenant or Lt. Jr. Grade
Service Branch: Army
Arm or Service: Air Corps
Arm or Service Code: Air Corps
Organization Type: Medium Bomber
PARENT UNIT NUMBER 0321 0321
Parent Unit Type: Group/Regiment/Commands/System
Area Served: North African Theatre: Italy
Detaining Country: Germany
Camp: 033 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria
(Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
Status: Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated.**_

_**U.S. Public Records Index
Name: F L Darrell Jr
Birth Date: Jun 1921

Address: 1210 Robin Dr, Bellevue, Nebraska 68005-0201 (1992)

Social Security Death Index
Name: Franklin L. Darrell
SSN: 472-18-6530
Last Residence: 68005 Bellevue, Sarpy, Nebraska, USA
Born: 29 Jun 1921
Died: 20 Oct 2001
State (Year) SSN issued: Minnesota (Before 1951)
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Franklin L Darrel Jr