Frank A Hildebrandt

Military

7 missions 11 June - 25 July 1943. Plane was heavily damaged by 3 attacking Me 109s head on. 2 left engines dead. Had 6 dogfights with fighters returning from pursuit of main force ahead. Shot down 25 July 1943 in B-17 42-3175 'April's Fool. ' Prisoner of War (POW).



2 AM/ ETO w/ 1 star/ POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-3175

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Ha
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 16 August 1919

Other

Prisoner of war

25 July 1943

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MACR 1766

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self; ; The 379th Bombardier Group Anthology, pg 264