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Francis Fort

First Name: 
Francis
Middle Name: 
Leonard
Last Name: 
Fort

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was a member of a crew in a bomber which departed from Italy on a combat mission to Wiener Neustadt, Austria on July 16. The plane sustained damage during the mission and went into a spin. Two members of the crew got out and were taken prisoner, while he struggled to land the burning plane and save the injured men inside it.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 8-5-1944, Davidson College Bulletin

Personal Details

Education Details: 
Barium Springs Home Orphanage School, Davidson College, Class of 1938
Biographical Notes: 
Family Details: 

Ruth Huffman Fort - 1233 E. Boulevard, Charlotte, NC Jeffrey Leonard Fort - 1233 East Boulevard, Charlotte, NC Ben B. Fort - Greensboro, NC, Charles T. Ford, Lieutenant Col. - Europe, Mrs. E. W. Smith, III - White Sulphur Springs, WV, Sarah Fort, Lieutenant - Army Air Corps France Mrs. C. D. H. Fort of Union Lavel, VA - grandmother

Military Details

Military Rank: 
Capt.
Military Unit: 
15th Air Force Pilot of a B-24 Liberator
KIA Date: 
7/16/1944
MIA Date: 
NA
KIA / MIA Place: 
Hungary
Military Details: 
Brooks Field, TX, Douglas, AZ, Ft. Bragg, NC, Ft. Scriven, GA, Monthan Field, AZ, Smyrna, TN,Italy
Awards: 
Wings - 11/1/1943
Source: 

Newsprint and Davidson College Journal

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