Matthew Fronko
Military
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UPL 26070
42-29815 "Miami Clipper" & Crew
"Capt Albert W Burton and crew of the 322nd Bomb Sq., 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Miami Clipper'. England, 10 April 1944."
Rear L-R: T/Sgt Matthew Fronko, T/Sgt W. Pridgen, S/Sgt Stanley John Cantrell, S/Sgt Ted Eicke, S/Sgt William Schofield, S/Sgt Walter Cyr.
Front L-R: Capt Albert W Burton, Lt Jim Buchanan, Lt August Ballay. Hutchinson & Cortright
"Capt Albert W Burton and crew of the 322nd Bomb Sq., 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Miami Clipper'. England, 10 April 1944."
Rear L-R: T/Sgt Matthew Fronko, T/Sgt W. Pridgen, S/Sgt Stanley John Cantrell, S/Sgt Ted Eicke, S/Sgt William Schofield, S/Sgt Walter Cyr.
Front L-R: Capt Albert W Burton, Lt Jim Buchanan, Lt August Ballay. Hutchinson & Cortright
Contact with Pridgen's son - his last name was spelled wrong.
Assigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19073206 / O-741961
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miami Clipper
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Monaco, PA | 5 March 1922 | Son of Susanna Fronko. |
Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA | 24 September 1942 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Other Discharged USAAF |
5 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Monaca, PA | 17 March 1986 | |
Buried |
Saint John the Baptist Cemetery Monaca, Beaver County, PA | 20 March 1986 | Saint John the Baptist Cemetery Monaca, Beaver County, PA |
Monaco, PA |
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