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WHITE, Frank Maynard - Date of
birth
8 October 1918 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan -
Hometown
Orlando, Orange County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34287705 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
358th Bombardment Squadron,
303rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 June 1943 - Place of
death
Berg Bossendorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 21 | 17 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Frank T. White (father)
Ethel L. White (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-5432 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: The Hunting Club
Destination: Huls, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the chemical works and the synthetic rubber plants
MACR: 3077
More information
S/Sgt Frank M. White was a sales clerk before he enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 26 June 1942.The plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire and attacked by enemy fighters. It went in a tight spiral, making the crew members in the rear helpless to move about.
According to surviving crew members, he helped one of the waist gunners out the plane but didn't get out himself.
Six crew members were killed. They were initialy all buried at the Prisoner of War Memorial Cemetery in Sythen, near Haltern, Germany. Four crew members were taken prisoner.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Terry Hirsch, www.303rdBG.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.fold3.com - MACR, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.303rdBG.com, www.findagrave.com - patootie