Frank Joseph Connaghan
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 34390 - 1st Lt Frank 'Irish' J Connaghan
Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort Erding, Germany in P-51B 43-7176. In melee with E/A, collided with Me110 shearing the wing clear off the enemy fighter, unable to bale out, crashed with A/C at Bayerdilling Killed in Action (KIA). 24-Apr-44 MACR 4330.
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Los Angeles County, CA, USA | 4 April 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles County, CA, USA | 6 December 1941 | |
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Other Promotion |
Leiston IP16, UK | 5 April 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Died |
Bayerdilling, 86641 Rain, Germany | 24 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort Erding, Germany in P-51B 43-7176. Mid air collision with Me110 crashed at Bayerdilling KIA 24-Apr-44. MACR 4330. |
| Shreveport, LA, USA | |||
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Buried |
Plot E Row 5 Grave 11 | ||
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Based |
Leiston | 24 April 1944 | Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Pilot training |
Jack Brooks Regional Airport, 6000 Air Line Dr, Beaumont, TX 77705, USA | Advanced flight training, Brooks AAF Field, TX. Jun-43. Wings and commissioned 2Lt. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4330 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
