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Francis B. Froah Obituary
"The Newton Daily News", July 17, 2006
Francis B. Froah, 80, of Newton died Saturday, July 15, 2006, at his home.
A memorial service will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton. Private family burial will be at Our Silent City Cemetery in Kellogg with the Rev. Merle Smith, chaplain of Skiff Medical Center in Newton, officiating.
The family will greet friends immediately following the memorial service with a coffee time at the funeral home. Memorials in his name to be used for several community projects may be left at the...
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Francis B. Froah Obituary
"The Newton Daily News", July 17, 2006
Francis B. Froah, 80, of Newton died Saturday, July 15, 2006, at his home.
A memorial service will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton. Private family burial will be at Our Silent City Cemetery in Kellogg with the Rev. Merle Smith, chaplain of Skiff Medical Center in Newton, officiating.
The family will greet friends immediately following the memorial service with a coffee time at the funeral home. Memorials in his name to be used for several community projects may be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home.
The son of Charles and Florance (Cherry) Froah, he was born Jan. 2, 1926, in Toledo, Ohio. He lived in Kellogg for 15 years prior to moving to Newton in 1962. He served in the U. S. Air Force during World War II. On Feb. 14, 1947, he married Doris N. Hutchinson in Kellogg.
He worked at Cline Tool and Service for 23 years and retired in 1988. He was a member of the Newton Sky Kings and R. C. Flying Club and enjoyed woodworking, trout fishing and camping.
He is survived by his wife; four sons and daughters-in-law, Carroll and Becky Froah, Dale and Marty Froah, Gary and Eloise Froah and Mark and Kim Froah, all of Newton; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a brother, Charles A. Froah of Toledo, Ohio.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Richard E. Froah.
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World War II 1941-1945
Francis B. Froah enlisted into the Army Air Corps at Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa on February 16, 1944. After basic training, he took aerial gunner training at Kingman Army Airfield, in Kingman, Arizona. He was assigned to the 708th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group and was stationed with the 8th Air Force at Rattlesden, England in late 1944 and 1945. Francis was credited with flying 19 combat missions over the enemy territory (France and Germany) as an aerial gunner. Because of his small size, he flew most of his missions as the ball turret gunner on a B-17. Staff Sergeant, Francis Froah was discharged after the war in 1946
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