Frank J Gilligan
Military
Shared with the American Air Museum by Frank J Gilligan's daughter, Mary Gilligan.
Object Number - UPL 26399 - Frank J Gilligan served as co-pilot with the 324th Bomb Squadron of the 91st Bomb Group, flying missions out of Bassingbourn, England.
Frank Gilligan served as co-pilot with the 324th Bomb Squadron of the 91st Bomb Group, flying bombing missions out of Bassingbourn, England. On 16 August 1944, his B-17 42-31634 'Texas Chubby' was attacked by fighters, blew up in mid-air, and crashed at Eichenberg, Germany.
Frank survived and was taken as a Prisoner of War (POW). He was held at Stalag Luft VIIa.
Connections
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Texas Chubby, The JVille Jolter
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Taken as a Prisoner of War (POW) |
98553 Eichenberg, Germany | 16 August 1944 | |
|
Born |
Dunmore, PA, USA |
Revisions
Correspondence with Frank J Gilligan's daughter, Mary:
'One small correction: he was born in Dunmore, not Kenmore.'
See also: http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=68416
Combined two entries into a single entry. This record now includes information from the following source: MACR 8184 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.
Correction of typographical error.
Lee Cunningham 13-Dec-2014. Added decoration and POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; Added SN per MACR 8184; made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data; crafted biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8184
