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STANDIFIRD, Frank Hunt "Joe" - Date of
birth
10 June 1915 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Taylor, Navajo County, Arizona -
Hometown
Navajo County, Arizona
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-736735 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
331st Bombardment Squadron,
94th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
27 September 1943 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Aurich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Aquilla F. Standifird (father)
Eva (Hunt) Standifird (mother)
Virginia Standifird (sister)
Bathsheba Standifird (sister)
Faun Standifird (sister)
Faye Standifird (sister)
Fern Standifird (sister)
Marjorie Standifird (sister)
Gyll C. Standifird (brother)
Lorenzo J. Standifird (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-5989 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Marge H
Destination: Emden, Germany
MACR: 734
More information
Frank Standifird graduated from Snowflake High School.He enlisted together with is brothers Gyll and Lorenzo on 18 February 1941. The three of them were sent to Camp Barkeley and lived in the same tent or hutment for 14 months. Frank and Gyll transferred to the Air Corps. Lorenzo tried to do the same but insufficient sight on one eye kept him out. Both brothers were members of the same crew and were sent overseas in July 1943. They flew fifteen missions together.
The aircraft was seen with #1 and #4 engines out, with black smoke pouring out. Wheels were down and bombs were believed to be dropped. The left wing dropped off. The A/C was believed to blow up and disintegrate.
His brother Gyll is also listed on the Walls of the Missing at Margraten.
Source of information: FOHF, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.newspapers.com - Aibilene Reporter-News, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Gene F. Letner, Catherine H. Ellis