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MISHAGA, Frank - Date of
birth
28 January 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Rankin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
T-123187 -
Rank
Flight Officer -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
733rd Bombardment Squadron,
453rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 August 1944 - Place of
death
Near Stapelburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| O | 18 | 8 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John Mishaga (father)
Mary (Resorski) Mishaga (mother)
Andrew Misaga (brother)
Matilda Misaga (sister)
Elizabeth Misaga (sister)
John Misaga (brother)
Margarett Misaga (sister)
Albert Misaga (brother)
Alysius Misaga (brother)
Stephen Misaga (brother)
Irene Misaga (sister)
Catherine B. Mishaga (sister)
Dorothy L. (Rodgers) Mishaga (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-110138 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Flying Bull
Destination: Dessau, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Junkers Flugzeugwerke aviation industry
MACR: 8424
More information
F/O Frank Mishaga graduated from East High School in 1941 and was employed at Brodhead-Garrett Company.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio on 23 July 1942.
The plane was attacked by enemy fighters and exploded in the air and was recovered 1 km north of Stapelburg near the highway from Stapelburg to Schauen.
A crew member witnessed that Frank Mishaga and T/Sgt Harrel W. Fuller jumped out with the same parachute and were killed when hitting the ground.
Five crew members survived and were taken prisoner, four were killed. They were initially buried on 18 August 1944 at the cemetery of Veckenstedt near Halberstadt/Harz.
At the time of his death, he had completed 14 missions.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Laura Phillips, Gerrie Franken, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Laura Phillips, Gerrie Franken, East High School - 1941