Frank L King Jr
MilitaryShot down 8 May 1944 in B-17 #42-38062 and crashed at Ostenholz NW of Celle, Germany, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Laura Jane
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 9C
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
El Dorado, Arkansas, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 8 May 1944 | Stalag 9C Bad Sulza Saxe-Weimar 51-11 |
Revisions
Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag 9C per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4566 / MACR 4566; Snetterton Falcons, pg 134 & 146 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database