Frank Janish Jr

Military
media-39249.jpeg UPL 39249 "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses in front of a Boeing B-17 "Big Barn Smell" at an 8th Air Force base in England on 23 June 1944."

Rear L - R: Frank Janish, Mechanic; Robert Pressler, BT; Wayne Anthony, RO; Unknown; Robert Worbois, TT; Thomas Duffy, Waist G; Bruce Drynab , Mechanic

Front L - R: Francis Drake, Co-Pilot; Carl Szell, Armorer; Ralph Ross, Pilot; Rinaldo Procario, Bombardier; Ernest Black, Navigator; Kenneth Harrison, Crew Chief

Seated - John Wilson, Armorer

Object Number - UPL 39249 - "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses in front of a Boeing B-17 "Big Barn Smell" at an 8th Air Force base in England on 23 June 1944." Rear L - R:...

Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.





Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Big barn smell
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Eerie County, NY 8 June 1918 Son of Frank Snr and Anna [Unger] Janish.

Enlisted

Buffalo, NY 8 July 1942 Buffalo, New York

Died

Cowlesville, NY 27 February 2006
Sycamore Street, Buffalo, NY

Buried

Cowlesville Cemetery, Cowlesville, NY Cowlesville Cemetery Cowlesville, Wyoming County, NY

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Information from FRE 4794 caption

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