Photos: Remains of WWII airman from Central Florida accounted for nearly 80 years later
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Remains of WWII airman from Central Florida accounted for nearly 80 years later Staff Sgt. Franklin P. Hall, 21, of Leesburg, was assigned to the 66th Bombardment Squadron, 44th Bombardment Group (Heavy) in the European Theater in January of 1944.
Remains of WWII airman from Central Florida accounted for nearly 80 years later On Jan. 21, 1944, Hall, a left waist gunner on board the B-24D Liberator Queen Marlene, was killed in action when his plane was attacked by German air forces near Équennes-Éramecourt, France. German forces quickly found the crash site and recovered nine sets of remains, which were then interred in the French cemetery at Poix-de-Picardie. Hall’s remains were not accounted for after the war.
Remains of WWII airman from Central Florida accounted for nearly 80 years later Hall’s name is recorded on the Tablets of the Missing at Ardennes American Cemetery, France, along with others still missing from WWII. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for. Hall will be buried in Leesburg, Florida, on a date to be determined.
