Joseph P Froncek

Military
media-26951.jpeg UPL 26951 Capt Mark K Boyle, [ Provo, UT ] and crew chief S/Sgt Theron B Dillon, [Oklahoma City, OK] , 62nd Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-75444 LM-Z “The Magnet”/"Lady Beth". Other crew members on LM-Z were assistant crew chief S/Sgt Joseph P Froncek [Rock Creek, OH] and armorer Sgt Louis M Faas [Melrose, WI].

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Object Number - UPL 26951 - Capt Mark K Boyle, [ Provo, UT ] and crew chief S/Sgt Theron B Dillon, [Oklahoma City, OK] , 62nd Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-75444 LM-Z “The...

Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Mark Keith Boyle

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12075402 / O-799063
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Theron B Dillon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18053420
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Crew Chief

Louis M Faas

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16046295
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Armorer

Aircraft

42-75444

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: The Magnet/ Lady Beth
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ashtabula County, OH, USA 28 November 1918

Enlisted

Fort Harrison State Park, 6000 N. Post Road, Indianapolis, IN 46216, USA 24 November 1941 Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana

Died

Rome, OH 45684, USA 31 August 1994

Based

Boxted Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Rock Creek, OH 44084, USA Union Cemetery Rock Creek Ashtabula County Ohio, USA

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https://www.fold3.com/page/88591607_joseph_p%20froncek/details/
https://www.fold3.com/page/34409163_joseph_p%20froncek/details/
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=103337558

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm

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Object number: UPL 26951 - Capt Mark K Boyle, [ Provo, UT ] and crew chief S...