World War II Honoree
Killed In Action
Fred Franceschetti
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Chisholm, Minnesota
Honored By
Thankful American
Relationship
Family Friend
He served as a Second Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-29 #42-63430, 873rd Bomber Squadron, 498th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. After a successful bombing mission over Negoya, Japan, via radio, they reported that they were attacked by enemy aircraft which shot out one of their engines and wounded two crew members. They also reported that they were ditching in the sea near Dolly's Folly. The entire crew was lost in this ditching. He was awarded the Purple Heart, Air Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asia-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.