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FRANKEL, Arthur Benjamin - Date of
birth
7 March 1917 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Bronx, New York, New York -
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-676246 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
413th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
16 December 1943 - Place of
death
Off Northern tip of Texel Island, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph Frankel (father)
Mary Frankel (mother)
Estella Frankel (sister)
Herbert Frankel (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3249 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the port area
MACR: 1569
More information
2nd Lt. Arthur B. Frankel was a clerk.He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army in New York City, New York on 22 April 1941.
The airplane was lost as the result of enemy aircraft attacks and was last seen near the Dutch coast. It is assumed the airplane crashed into the sea, north of Texel. All crew members are still missing in action and are all remembered at the Walls of the Missing at Margraten.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Arie-Jan van Hees