World War II Honoree

Francis Marion Needham

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

South Bend, Indiana

Honored By

Elizabeth J. Needham

Relationship

Daughter

MEMBER OF 351ST BOMB GROUP, 510TH BOMB SQUADRON, 8TH AIR FORCE; 1ST LIEUTENANT CO-PILOT AND PILOT OF B-17 'NOBODY'S DARLING' AND 'BLACK MAGIC'. FLEW 30 MISSIONS OVER EUROPE FROM POLEBROOK, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, ENGLAND. ALSO, B-29 TRANSITION TRAINING. RECEIVED AIR MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND OCCUPATION RIBBON, GERMANY.