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MARCHUN, Frank John Jr - Date of
birth
17 February 1925 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado -
Hometown
Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-930369 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
418th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 April 1945 - Place of
death
North Sea, between Belgium and the British Isles
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 6 | 34 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Frank J. Marchun (father)
Mary A. Marchun (mother)
Anton Marchun (brother)
John M. Marchun (brother)
Raymond Marchun (brother)
Carl Marchun (brother)
Joseph Marchun (brother)
Herman Marchun (brother)
Mary Marchun (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-37636 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Nürnberg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yards
MACR: 13849
More information
2nd Lt Frank J. Marchun Jr. attended Fruitvale High School.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Miami Beach, Florida on 20 July 1943.
The airplane was last seen near Liege, Belgium on the route from the target. The weather conditions were very bad and the group fromation was broken up in order to more safely penetrate cloud banks. There appeared to be nothing wrong with the plane. It may have had a fuel problem. Nothing was seen or heard from it after it entered the clouds. It must have crashed or ditched in the North Sea since several bodies washed ashore later.
The entire crew of nine was killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, 100th Bomb Group Foundation, www.100thbg.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 census / 1940 census / United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: 100th Bomb Group Foundation