Frank E Cappel
MilitaryBombardier, Hedin crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Injured in crash of B-17 #42-3223 "Red Hot Hiding Hood" on 14 July, 1943. Mission #9 to Amiens-Glisy, France. The aircraft suffered engine trouble and exploded near Rattelsden, Suffolk. Wounded.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11053404
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36261554
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 432nd Air Service Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34206178
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator/Link Trainer Instructor
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35381538
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
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Born |
25 October 1919 | ||
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Enlisted |
18 March 1942 | ||
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Died |
11 April 1995 | ||
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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia