Frank Lee Midkiff

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Part of Leve crew. 6 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Bremen in B-17 42-31233 20-Dec-43; A/C hit by Me110 launched rockets. Crashed near Bremen. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1707.



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Franklin Leve

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32147184 / O-797564
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31233

42-31233

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Amelia, Virginia, USA 12 July 1922 Son of Lawrence J and Lillian Frances [Simonton] Midkiff.

Enlisted

Richmond, VA 3 November 1942 Richmond Virginia

Died

Bremen, Germany 20 December 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Bremen in B-17 42-31233 20-Dec-43; A/C hit by Me110 launched rockets. Crashed near Bremen. KIA MACR 1707

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Molesworth 20 December 1943 Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Re-Interred Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Plot K Row 14 Grave 15

Revisions

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1707 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database