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NADLER, Frank E - Date of
birth
27 July 1921 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Boone County, Missouri -
Hometown
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-679642 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
564th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 July 1944 - Place of
death
Northwest of Halle, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 32 | 36 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Frank A. Nadler (father)
Myrtle (Reubart) Nadler (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-51144 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Halle, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the synthetic oil plant
MACR: 7492
More information
The aircraft was hit in the cockpit by flak, killing the pilotes. It collided, out of control, with aircraft 42-110091.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Eva Ridenbaugh Tree, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – John Dowdy, www.cgibin.rcn.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Damaris Acevedo, www.ancestry.com – BJ Means, Arie-Jan van Hees - Bombardier Class Book 43-07 Midland Army Air Field Texas