Joseph Charles Frechette
Military
Object Number - UPL 79616 - 1st Lt Joseph C Frechette
On mission to Bohlen, hit by flak and bailed out plane 'Miss Cue' 42-31505, landed 10 km South of Koblenz . Action took place 30 Nov 44.
See http://www.457thbombgroup.org/Fate/frechette.html
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss cue
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New Haven County, Connecticut | 19 March 1924 | BornNew Haven County, Connecticut |
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Enlisted |
Hartford Connecticut | 15 December 1942 | EnlistedHartford Connecticut |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany | 30 November 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft I |
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Died |
Miami, Florida | 2 June 2023 | DiedMiami, Florida |
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Buried |
South Florida National Cemetery Lake Worth Beach, Florida | 5 June 2023 | InterredSouth Florida National CemeteryLake Worth Beach, Florida |
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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to the 457th BG as listed in the A/C description.
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to the A/C #42-31505 listed in the "Summary biography".
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self
