Name:
Franklin Louis Robinson
Rank:
Major
Serial Number:
O-396315
Unit:
48th Fighter Squadron
Date of Death:
1944-08-16
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Rhone American Cemetery, Draguignan, France
Plot:
B
Row:
9
Grave:
4
Decoration:
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Hear
Comments:
Took off from Triolo, Italy on in his P-38 Lightning - type J-15-LO - s/n 43-28345 on a mission in support of the invasion of southern France the day before. Shot down by flak. Initially buried in the town cemetery.