Edward Gajan Fronko
MilitaryCaption Written By:
Jason McDonald
Photographed By:
Unknown
Photographer's Rank or Affiliation:
Press Association
Archive:
National Archives and Records Ad
Archival Identifier:
NARA NWDNS-208-AA-1H(12)
Date Photographed:
Tuesday, May 22, 1945
City:
Windsor Locks
State/Province/Oblast:
Connecticut
Country:
United States
Copyright Notice:
Caption ©2007 MFA Productions LLC Image in the Public Domain
Served in England from August 1944 to May 1945. Flew 28 combat missions for a total of 206 combat hours in B-24s. Lt. Fronko and his crew are pictured on the cover of Newsweek's June 11, 1945 edition.
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15133937 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Monaca, Pennsylvania | 2 February 1924 | |
Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 2 December 1942 | |
Died |
19 January 1986 | ||
Buried |
Schenectady, NY, USA | First Reformed Church Columbarium Schenectady Schenectady County, NY |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / daughter, Karen Fronko Meeks