Frank H Belsinger

Military

Shot down 24 May 1944 in B-17 42-38005 'Stormy Weather'. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Stormy weather
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 24 May 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Copied the "Summary biography" from his pilot, Capt Robert B. Clay.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 5175 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database