Fawcett Frank E. "Elwood"

Name:

Frank E. "Elwood" Fawcett

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-2061914

Unit:

566th Bomber Squadron, 389th Bomb Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1945-04-05

State:

California

Cemetery:

Ardennes American Cemetery, Neuprè, Belgium

Plot:

B

Row:

23

Grave:

9

Decoration:

Air Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

Frank E. "Elwood" Fawcett was born on July 14, 1924, in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California. He was the son of Frank Fawcett and Ada Marie Elwood Fawcett Boon.

Frank served in the 566th Bomber Squadron, 389th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Co-Pilot on the B-24M-10-FO Liberator #44-50747 during World War II.

Departing from RAF Hethel/AAF Station 114 in Norfolk, England, he was Killed in Action on April 5, 1945 aboard B-24 #44-50747. That day, the 389th BG was on a mission to hit the marshaling yards at Plauen, Germany. His plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire from a German ship off the coast of Holland (The Netherlands). It caused a fuel leak and the pilot radioed he would attempt a landing. The plane crashed between Brouwershaven and Zonnemaire, The Netherlands. All nine on board were killed.

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