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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Franklin C. Nyswonger

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Green Bay, Wisconsin

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

A FLIGHT ENGINEER ABOARD A B-24 ASSIGNED TO THE 461ST BOMB GROUP-766TH SQUADRON. HIS PLANE CRASHED IN THE HUNTINGTON LAKE, CALIFORNIA IN DECEMBER, 1943 DURING A SEARCH MISSION FOR ANOTHER B-24 THAT DISAPPEARED. THE ORIGIN OF THE EMERGENCY THAT BROUGHT DOWN THE PLANE WAS NEVER DETERMINED.