Lt Franklin Darrel was a Lt. Bombardier in a B 25 Mitchell in the MTO, the 321st Bomb Group, 447thBomb Squadron, Corsica. He was shot down, 6 Feb. 1945, His Capt and Co-Pilot both stayed with the ship (B 25 Mitchell) until all the men got our safely.

Capt Franklin Darrel (Not Darrell) was POW

World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946 Name: Franklin L J Darrell Race: White Report Date: 6 Feb 1945 Latest Report Date: 16 Jun 1945 Grade: First Lieutenant Grade Notes: First Lieutenant Service Branch: Army Arm or Service: Air Corps Arm or Service Code: Air Corps Organization Type: Medium Bomber PARENT UNIT NUMBER 0321 0321 Parent Unit Type: Group/Regiment/Commands/System Area Served: North African Theatre: Italy Detaining Country: Germany Camp: 033 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 Status: Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated

Lt Col Franklin Darrel lived to be over 80 !

Info entered by Barbi Ennis Connolly, 321stBG Historian, 57th BW.

Franklin L Darrell