Frank G Troxler
MilitaryShot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31357 'Our Desire', Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13030520 / O-437872
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot, Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Our Desire, Man o War II
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Glen Collge, North Carolina, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 13 April 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3865 / MACR 3865, www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database