Frank John Soley
Military
452nd Bomb Group Assoc.
Object Number - UPL 32675 - S/Sgt. Frank Soley of the USAAF 452BG, 731BS. Based in Deopham Green England, he flew 27 Sorties over the skies of Germany before his crew succumbed...
Assigned to 731BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 17-Jan-45 in B-17 43-37745 'Lacka Shaky. ' Interned in Sweden.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-822356
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot; Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mug Wump
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Lake County, IN, USA | 11 April 1924 | Son of Julia Soley. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Harrison State Park, 6000 N. Post Road, Indianapolis, IN 46216, USA | 26 September 1942 | Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana |
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Other Interned (INT) |
Sweden | 17 January 1945 | Shot down 17-Jan-45 in B-17 43-37745 'Lacka Shaky. ' Interned in Sweden. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
2 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
13 March 1978 | ||
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Based |
Deopham Green | 17 January 1945 | Assigned to 731BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Saint Nicholas Cemetery Hammond Lake County, IN | Saint Nicholas Cemetery Hammond Lake County, Indiana. | |
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Other Returned ZI |
United States | Returned Zone of Interior. |
Revisions
Personal effects with documented nickname references. Documented account on Joe Sirotnak's account of his internment in Sweden with Frank Soley. See https://www.458bg.com/crewkj19hicks.htm
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11729 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
