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CUNNINGHAM, Frank Robert - Date of
birth
22 November 1914 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
McDonald, Washington County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
McDonald, Washington County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33286504 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
337th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 December 1943 - Place of
death
Between Rauwerd and Poppingawier, 9 miles southwest of Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 21 | 26 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Frank W. Cunningham (father)
Susanah (Lewis) Cunningham (mother)
Susanna Cunningham (sister)
William B. Cunningham (brother)
Giulia E. Cunningham (sister)
Charles W. Cunningham (brother)
Mary D. Cunningham (sister)
Charlotte J. Cunningham (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31086 -
Data
Type: B-17 G
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the port
MACR: 1567
More information
S/Sgt Frank R. Cunningham was a metal worker.He enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 31 July 1942.
The airplane was shot down by a FW 190A of JG 1/1 and may have collided with B-17 #42-37739. The entire crew of both planes (20 men in total) were killed and were initially buried at the cemetery of Poppingawier on 21 or 31 December 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, NARA, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, IDPF
Photo source: Ron Raaijmakers