Frank Laverne Tropp
Military
Pilot - Charles R. Vogel
Co-Pilot - Boyd F. Buckingham
Navigator - James O. Dawson
Bombardier - Alfred K. Berryman
Top Turret - Francis Paul Schmidle
Radio - Steven C. Hathaway
- Joe Etzler
- Donald J. Sims
Ball Turret - James W. Engle
Waist 1 - Harold M. Engelsen
Waist 2 - Frank L. Tropp
- Walter W. Wilmont
Tail Turret - William Lee Hill
Public database
Object Number - UPL 51887 - B-17G Sioux Princess Vogel Crew: Pilot - Charles R. Vogel Co-Pilot - Boyd F. Buckingham Navigator - James O. Dawson Bombardier - Alfred K....
Assigned to 551BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. 16 x missions.
Awards: AM (2OLC), EAME (1BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 13068663
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group
- Role/Job: Waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group
- Role/Job: Ball turret gunner
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
LaGrange, Indiana | 30 April 1925 | BornLaGrange, Indiana |
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Died |
Auburn, Indiana | 14 October 2006 | DiedAuburn, Indiana |
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Buried |
English Prairie Cemetery Brighton, Indiana | 17 October 2006 | InterredEnglish Prairie CemeteryBrighton, Indiana |
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