Ploger, Francis James, PO3

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Petty Officer Third Class

Last Primary NEC
ARM-0000-Aviation Radioman

Last Rating/NEC Group
Aviation Radioman

Primary Unit
1944-1944, ARM-0000, USS Franklin (CV-13)

Service Years
1942 - 1944

Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates

Panama Canal

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Illinois

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Casualty Info

Home Town Peru, IL
Casualty Date Oct 25, 1944
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Sea
Location Pacific	Conflict World War II/Asiatic-Pacific Theater/Leyte Campaign (1944)/Battle of Cape Engano
Location of Interment Manila American Cemetery - Taguig City, Philippines

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2013, World War II Fallen
	2013, WWII Memorial National Registry - Assoc. Page
	2013, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2013, The National Gold Star Family Registry

Image

Purple Heart - 1944

Name of Award
Purple Heart

Year Awarded
1944

Last Updated:
Jul 26, 2009

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