Frank Becay | American Air Museum

Frank Becay Jr

Military

Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #4230826 'Short Stuff. ' Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

The insignia of the 571st Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group.

571st Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-30826

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Short Stuff
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron

Places

A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the

Framlingham

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Parham

Stalag XVII-B

Site type: Prisoner of war camp
Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Cleveland, Ohio

Revisions

Date18 Jul 2017 11:42:53

ContributorLucy May

Changes

Sources

http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=43414

Date27 Sep 2014 18:10:05

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 863