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PAVELICH, Frank John - Date of
birth
29 December 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Anchorage, Alaska -
Hometown
Crawford County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-759069 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
382nd Fighter Squadron,
363rd Fighter Group
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Neustadt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 12 | 34 |
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-14045 -
Data
Type: P-51D-5
Destination: Frankfurt – Ludwigshafen area, Germany
Mission: Fighter Sweep
MACR: 9282
More information
Frank J. Pavelich graduated from Franklin High School in June 1938. He also attended Seattle College and the University of Washington. He worked at Boeing before he enlisted on 21 November 1942.1st Lt Earl W. Knier:
While Leading Blue flight home at 6,000 feet from a sweep in the Frankfurt – Ludwigshafen area, I saw an airdrome below me at Neustadt. My flight made a diving attack across the field from south to north at 450 MPH. Lt Pavelich, in No.3 position, was hit by flak and his left wing came off at 1,000 ft. The plane spun in, and no chute was seen.
1st Lt Pavelich flew over eighty missions.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Franklin High School
Photo source: -, www.ancestry.com - Franklin High School Yearbook 1946