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NAME Francis Orville Wellington |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 319867 |
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| UNIT VMSB-132 |
HOME OF RECORD Arkport, NY |
NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. Frank L. Wellington |
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| DATE OF BIRTH November 23, 1922 |
ENTERED SERVICE September, 1941 |
DATE OF LOSS December 11, 1942 |
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| REGION Solomon Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA New Georgia |
CASUALTY TYPE Missing In Action Declared Dead December 12, 1943 |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Corporal Francis Wellington was an aviation radioman assigned to VMSB-132, part of the Cactus Air Force based out of Guadalcanal. On 11 December 1942, Wellington and his pilot, Second Lieutenant Joseph K. Rohrl, participated in a strike against Japanese destroyers off New Georgia. Their aircraft (SBD-3 Bureau Number 03344) was hit while in its dive; Rohrl could not pull up, and the plummeting Dauntless crashed into the sea. No trace of Lieutenant Rohrl or Corporal Wellington, was ever seen again. Both men were declared dead on 12 December 1943. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Corporal |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered |
MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery |
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