World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Francis Xavier Glacken
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Honored By
Frank L. Grube
Relationship
Author of Z Square 7, A B-29 True Story
LIEUTENANT. CO-PILOT OF Z SQUARE 7, 42-63486, A B-29 ASSIGNED TO THE 73RD WING, 500TH BOMB GROUP, 881ST SQUADRON ON SAIPAN. HE WAS KILLED WHEN THE B-29 WAS SHOT DOWN OVER TOKYO BAY ON MAY 24, 1945 WHILE PARTICIPATING IN ONE OF THE LARGEST AIR OPERATIONS IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD WITH 520 B-29 AIRCRAFT BOMBING TOKYO. HE IS BURIED WITH HIS CREW AT THE ZACHARY TAYLOR NATIONAL CEMETERY IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.