Frank Morris Fink
Military
Object Number - UPL 18447 - Capt Frank M Fink 335th FS 4th FG 8AF USAAF.
1st Lt. Frank M. Fink was a talented caricature artist. Assigned to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF, transferred to 335th FS 4th FG 8AF USAAF 14-Oct-42.
On 9-Sep-43 he baled out of his P-47C Thunderbolt 41-6328 4FG/334FS near Paris, due to engine failure, and subsequently became a POW.
Held at Stalag 7A, Moosburg, Bavaria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 1-Jun-45.
Killed during a night training flight when AT-6 crashed 3 miles north of Newburg, Pennsylvania. 18-Jun-46.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: British
- Unit: No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: 109187
- Highest Rank: Squadron Leader
- Role/Job: Fighter Controller
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 September 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pennsylvania | 27 June 1918 | Son of Walter Aloysius and Sara Jane [Deutsch] Fink. |
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Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 14 October 1942 - 9 September 1943 | Transferred to 335th FS 4th FG 8AF USAAF 14-10-42. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 9 September 1943 - 1 June 1945 | Held at Stalag 7A, Moosburg, Bavaria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 1-Jun-45. |
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Other Baled out Engine Failure |
Paris, France | 9 September 1943 | Baled out of his P-47C Thunderbolt 41-6328 near Paris, due to engine failure. |
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Died |
Newburg, PA, USA | 18 June 1946 | Killed during a night training flight when AT-6 crashed 3 miles north of Newburg, Pennsylvania. |
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Other Joined RCAF |
Canada | Joined Royal Canadian Air Force. | |
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Other Service pilot training |
Tulsa, OK, USA | Service pilot training in US. | |
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Other Shipped overseas |
Merseyside, UK | Shipped overseas to ETO. | |
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Other Operational training |
Great Britain, United Kingdom | Operational training at OTU. Conversion to Hurricane and Spitfires. | |
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Other Assigned |
Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK | 14 October 1942 | Assigned to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF. |
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Buried |
Mount Moriah Cemetery Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA | Mount Moriah Cemetery Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
Frank Fink would be my great Uncle, he was my grandfathers brother.
Lee Cunningham 5-Jun-2015. Added decoration and POW location per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; made connection to Aircraft and Mission wihtin existing website data. Added model number and unit to Summary 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, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 278-9 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
