Frank Paul Montrone

Military
media-35263.jpeg UPL 35263 Lt Mercer Crew, Seated left to right: Raymond J Graham, Leo O Mercer, Arthur I Cooper..

Standing left to right: Bruna Salazar, Frank P Montrone, Joseph Andruskiewicz, Raymond Govus, Tzolag A Aaronian. Carlos J Hagvall

All served with the 389th Bomb Group in WW2

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Object Number - UPL 35263 - Lt Mercer Crew, Seated left to right: Raymond J Graham, Leo O Mercer, Arthur I Cooper.. Standing left to right: Bruna Salazar, Frank P Montrone,...

Assigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed at Krefeld in 19-Feb-45 in B-24 'Win, Our Little Lady' 42-95088, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 12430





Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Stinky, Wynn Our Little Lady
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • 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

Born

Bronx, New York, USA 20 September 1917

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Moosburg, Germany 19 February 1945 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft VIIa.

Died

Denver, CO 30 November 2007

Based

Halesworth 19 February 1945 Assigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12430 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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