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416th Bombardment Group (L) 1Lt. Francis Harold ("Lover") Bursiel Bombardier/Navigator, O-749712 Killed In Action - Dec 25, 1944 668th Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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Born: 09-Nov-1921, Saugus, Essex County, Massachusetts
Entered Military Service: Date: 6-Mar-1941 At: Boston, MA From: Essex County, Massachusetts NARA Enlistment Record: Enlisted Serial # 11024931 Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Saugus, Massachusetts On-line Memorials: National World War II Registry Find-A-Grave |
Whitman Flier Killed In Action Over Reich WHITMAN, March 10 - First Lt. Francis H. Bursiel, USA, of the 9th Air Force, was killed in action over Germany, according to word received today by his wife, Mrs. Eleanor Bursiel, of 94 Washington street. A veteran of 60 missions and holder of the Purple Heart, the Air Medal with 10 Oak Leaf Clusters and two Silver Oak Leaf Clusters, Lt. Bursiel previously had been listed as missing in action last January. Extracted from Newspapers.com |
See also 1Lt Francis Harold Bursiel Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF)
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