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Ahearb, Francis

Rank; Electrician’s Mate Second Class Francis Ahearn.

Unit/placed; USS Maddox (DD-622) Destroyer, United States Naval Reserve.

 

Francis was born approx. in 1922 in Massachusetts.

 

Father, Harold D. Ahearn.

Mother, Marion M. Ahearn.

Sister, Alice M. Ahearn.

 

Francis entered  the service from Massachusetts with service number # 6662758.

 

Francis Ahearn rank/duty was a Electrician’s Mate Second Class (Destroyer) in the United States Naval Reserve.

 

Francis was KIA when the USS Maddox on Sub Patrol near Sicily for the Amphibious Battle of Gela, Italy was attacked by a German Junker Ju-88, on July 10, 1943, and he is honored with a Purple Heart Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

Francis is mentioned/buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno,

Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy.

Tablets of the Missing.

 

Thanks to http://www.ussmaddox.org/http://www.ussmaddox.org/

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and ww2-europe.com.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/    Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith  https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian

Navy Seal Memorial,  http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

USS Maddox (DD-622) Destroyer
Junkers Ju 88
His rank Electrician's Mate Second class