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FRANK, William M - Date of
birth
1923 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
Baltimore, Maryland -
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-685577 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
338th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 February 1944 - Place of
death
Pisseleux, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 3 | 49 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Harry E. Frank (father)
Margaret E. (Brown) Frank (mother)
Ida H. Frank (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-38015 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Romilly-sur-Seine, France
Mission: Bombing of the airfield
MACR: 2342
More information
2nd Lt William M. Frank attended college and was an actor before he joined the Regular Army in Baltimore, Maryland on 11 June 1942.Enemy aircraft hit the gas tank in the left wing which blew up. The airplane then collided with a Fw-190 and crashed.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Champigneul, France.
The crew is remembered on a monument in Pisseleux.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Jewish Servicemen Cards / Kimberly Paul Getz Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – MAJ Jimmy Cotton, https://b17flyingfortress.de/
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Clement Christophe, www.ancestry.com – Jeff Shonkwiler