Whakakiia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whanau a Albert Anthony Francovich i te 23 o Hanuere 1920, i Shamokin, Pennsylvania i roto i te whanau Croatian-American. I uru ia ki te US Navy i te 8 o Poutu-te-rangi 1939. Ka rite ki te machinist rererangi hoa akomanga tuatahi ki te squadron pateroli i roto i te
I te pakanga a Solomon Islands, i mate a Francovich i te mahi i roto i te whakaeke ki tetahi kaipuke rererangi e wha-a-rererangi a Japan i te 6 o Hepetema 1942. I whakawhiwhia a Francovich i muri i tana matenga ki te Navy Cross mo tana toa ki te tu ki tana pu ahakoa i whara mate ia.