Frank Simek
Military
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UPL 22393
Crew #452
Joseph W. "Bill" Tikey Crew
466th BG - 784th BS
Standing Left to Right: Boyd Condon (G), Hank Tevelin (N), Harold Berman (466th BG Navigator), Frank Bois (WG), Bill Tikey (P), Russell K. Woinowsk (466th BG Bombardier), Gil Scott (RN), Brunow W. Feiling (466th BG Deputy Commander)
Kneeling Left to Right: Marlow Jovaag (G), Bernard Massing (TG), Frank Simek (R/O)
The sign on the goat says "D.F.G. (Distinguished Flying Goat) for leading 30 missions." 466th Bomb Group collection
Joseph W. "Bill" Tikey Crew
466th BG - 784th BS
Standing Left to Right: Boyd Condon (G), Hank Tevelin (N), Harold Berman (466th BG Navigator), Frank Bois (WG), Bill Tikey (P), Russell K. Woinowsk (466th BG Bombardier), Gil Scott (RN), Brunow W. Feiling (466th BG Deputy Commander)
Kneeling Left to Right: Marlow Jovaag (G), Bernard Massing (TG), Frank Simek (R/O)
The sign on the goat says "D.F.G. (Distinguished Flying Goat) for leading 30 missions." 466th Bomb Group collection
"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Brassfield & Wassom
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Eastern Beast
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Pegasus
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Slick Chick
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Big Sandy, Montana | 3 May 1921 | |
Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
Attlebridge Airfield, UK | 22 March 1944 - 29 November 1944 | Flew 22 missions with the 786th BS, then 8 missions as a lead crew member with the 784th BS |
Died |
Schaumburg, IL | 5 August 2019 | Obituary Frank Simek, 98, WWII US Army Air Corps veteran of Schaumburg, Illinois and formerly of the Ashburn area of Chicago, passed away on Monday, August 5, 2019. Beloved husband of Alice for seventy years. Loving father of Stan (Ellen) , Debbie (Ken) Kenshol, Pam (Chris) Kohlman and Ron (Sue). Cherished grandpa of Christopher (Lisa) Kohlman, Greg (Emily), Kohlman, Leslie (fiancee Kenneth) Kenshol, Melissa (Chris) Williamson, Daniel (Codi) Kenshol, Michelle (Jesse) Schmidt, Stephanie Kohlman, Mike Simek, Tanya (Derek) Hay and Stephen Simek. Great-grandfather to Maggie, Ella & William Kohlman, Callie Kohlman, Adelynn & Evelynn Schmidt and Henry Kenshol. Dear brother of Ed. Lifelong auto mechanic. |
Chicago, IL | Worked for Foote Bros. Gear and Machine Corp |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44008_05_0…
"Atttlebridge Arsenal"- Brassfield and Wassom, page 248
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203119254/frank-simek
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom and Brassfield, page 351