Frank De Jalma Caple
MilitaryAssigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Poix. Pilot 2nd Lt Frank D Caple called 'mayday' off Le Touquet and attempted to abandon A/C P-51B 43-6889, canopy was stuck, so finally attempted belly landing on beach. 10-Jun-44. POW. MACR 5722.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory.
Post war: Retired on 1977 having been a Purchasing Agent for the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. A magician for most of his life. After retirement, he made his hobby his passion and performed magic shows at schools, trade shows and retirement homes across the United States and Canada.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
England, AR 72046, USA | 18 November 1920 | Son of Claude and Mamie Caple. |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 6 June 1944 - 10 June 1944 | Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 10 June 1944 - 29 April 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). |
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Other Belly landed |
Le Touquet, France | 10 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Poix. Pilot 2nd Lt Frank D Caple called 'mayday' off Le Touquet and attempted to abandon A/C P-51B 43-6889, canopy was stuck, so finally attempted belly landing on beach. 10-Jun-44. POW. MACR 5722. |
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Died |
Benton, AR, USA | 7 July 2010 | |
| Benton, AR, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5722 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list