Frank William Vandam Jr

Military

Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by fighters on mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944 in B-17F 42-3545. Evaded (EVD).



Awards: PH, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Matthew Joseph McEntee

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Andrew Roznetinsky

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13059914 / O-743099
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-3545

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lizbeth II
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron

43-38346

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Excelsior
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Detroit, MI 18 February 1924 Son of Frank W Vandam Sr.

Enlisted

Fort Thomas, Newport, KY 4 November 1942 Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky

Other

Baled out EVD

29 January 1944 Shot down by fighters on mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944 in B-17F 42-3545. Evaded (EVD).

Other

Discharged USAAF

11 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Dayton, OH 10 February 1996

Buried

Dayton National Cemetery Dayton, Montgomery County, OH 13 February 1996 Dayton National Cemetery Dayton, Montgomery County, OH

Based

Prisoner of War (POW)

Horham 29 January 1944 Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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They came from Burgundy: A study of the Bourgogne escape line By Keith Janes
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2257 / MACR 2257, 8th AF losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database