Frank Keith Gunderson

Military

Assigned to 533BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. Baled-out over Channel 30-Oct-44 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10152



Awards: AM, 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 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-761855
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses, (GD-P, serial number 44-6163), (VP-V, serial number 43-37791) and (VP-S,serial number 42-97059) nicknamed "Marsha Sue" of the 381st Bomb Group are escorted by a P-51 Mustang of the 355th Fighter Group during a practice mission. Written on slide casing: 'B-17s Flf 42299.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

San Francisco, CA, USA 31 October 1914

Enlisted

San Francisco, CA, USA 27 June 1943

Died

English Channel 30 October 1944 Baled-out over Channel 30-Oct-44 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10152
California, USA

Buried

Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial

Based

30 October 1944 Assigned to 533BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

375 120 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84103, USA Memorialised Memory Grove Memorial Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT