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MATTES, Frank George - Date of
birth
1916 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Washington -
Hometown
Skagit County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-665319 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
545th Bombardment Squadron,
384th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
17 August 1943 - Place of
death
Reichenbach, Germany (10 miles south of Darmstadt)
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 12 | 26 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph Mattes (father)
Rose Mattes (mother)
James Mattes (brother)
Margrete C. Mattes (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3222 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Dueces Wild
Destination: Schweinfurt
Mission: bombing ball-bearing plant
MACR: 292
More information
1st Lt Frank G. Mattes enlisted in Portland, Oregon, on 24 June 1941.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR 292, http://www.8thafhs.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - James Burke, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks 1880-2012 University of Washington Seattle 1938, Arie-Jan van Hees - PIlot 42-I, Waco, Texas