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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Loyd W. Franklin

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Henderson County, Tennessee

Honored By

500th Bomb Group Memorial Association

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

WAS THE RADIO OPERATOR ON Z SQUARE 30, 'STING SHIFT', WITH RANK OF TECHNICAL SERGEANT, THAT PARTICIPATED IN AN INCENDIARY BOMB ATTACK ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 23-24 ON THE SOUTHERN PART OF TOKYO WITH THE GREATEST NUMBER OF B-29 AIRCRAFT TO BOMB A SINGLE TARGET DURING THE WAR. AFTER THE BOMB LOAD WAS RELEASED, THE PLANE WAS HIT BY FLAK. THE PLANE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND CRASHED IN TOKYO BAY.