Frank J Kurtz

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Damaged by flak on a mission to Chateaudun airfield, FR on 28 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-37754 'Who Dat - Ding Bat' returned to base and crashed off the coast after the surviving crew baled out. RTD.



Awards: AM(3OLC), PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Who Dat - The Dingbat!
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Reims Airport (RHE), 51450 Bétheny, France 28 March 1944 Killed by direct flak hit over target Reims Champagne Airfield A/C B-17G 42-37754 abandoned over channel. KIA. 28-Mar-44.

Buried

Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial

Born

New York, NY, USA

Based

28 March 1944 Assigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia