Frank John Trowbridge
MilitaryAssigned to 846BS, 489BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) St. Lo, France in B-24 42-94905 'Censored'; shot down by flak and crashed near St Lo. Baled out. Evaded (EVD) MACR 7915
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Served in Korean conflict.
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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: 489th Bomb Group 846th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 06975673 / O-790501
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Censored
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 846th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bruceton Mills, WV | 26 October 1916 | Son of Charles Ira and Frances Jeannette [Byrd] Trowbridge. NoK: Sister Mrs Dan Logan, Route 1, Harrisonburg, Virginia |
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Other Baled out EVD |
Saint Lo, France | 24 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) St. Lo, France in B-24 42-94905 'Censored'; shot down by flak and crashed near St Lo. Baled out. Evaded (EVD) MACR 7915 |
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Died |
Virginia | 16 July 1960 | |
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Buried |
Woodbine Cemetery Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg City, VA | 19 July 1960 | Woodbine Cemetery Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg City, Virginia |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Halesworth | 24 July 1944 | Assigned to 846BS, 489BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7915 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database