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PALMER, Frank Meredith - Date of
birth
1918 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
District of Columbia -
Hometown
Washington, District of Columbia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-809705 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
337th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 January 1944 - Place of
death
Molenschot, Gilze en Rijen, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 2 | 18 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Meredith D. Palmer (father)
Violet Palmer (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30130 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: The Klap Trap II
Destination: Ludwigshaven, Germany
Mission: Operational
MACR: 2018
More information
2nd Lt Frank M. Palmer graduated from Massanutten Military Academy in 1942.Per S/Sgt Andrew Weiss, the tail gunner: Flak hit the 3 engine and there was an explosion. He was knocked unconscious but recovered consciousness while descending toward the earth in the tail section of the plane. He bailed out successfully.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, James D. Davis, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, 1930 US Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.e-yearbooks.com - Massanutten Military Academy Yearbook 1946, www.chroniclingamerica.loc.gov