Frank Edward Cherry
MilitaryAssigned to 668BS, 416BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) A/C badly shot up by flak over France, engine failure suffered, ditched in channel off Littlehampton 18-Jul-44. Recovered by ASR launch and worked on by the crew for an hour, unable to resuscitate Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 12210.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Danville, VA, USA | 28 October 1910 | Son of Ormond E and Louella Louella [Drewry] Cherry. |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 26 October 1942 | |
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Died |
Channel off Littlehampton, UK | 18 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) A/C badly shot up by flak over France, engine failure suffered, ditched in channel off Littlehampton 18-Jul-44. KIA. MACR 12210. |
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Buried |
20 June 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | |
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Based |
Wethersfield | 18 June 1944 | Assigned to 668BS, 416BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Eden, NC 27288, USA | Re-Interred Danview Cemetery Eden Rockingham County North Carolina, USA |